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July 7, 2016
Dr Death reveals human side on ‘blind date’ with artist Mirra Whale
Andrew Taylor, Sydney Morning Herald
Mirra Whale was not sure what to expect when she sat down to sketch the man known as Dr Death. “I had no idea,” she says. “It was like a blind date.” Artist Mirra Whale: “I’m not interested in painting someone because they’re famous. It’s what they stand up for.” Artist Mirra Whale: “I’m not […]
June 29, 2016
Dicing with Dr Death
Dicing with Dr Death – What the Critics say Melbourne Comedy Festival Jim Schrembi, Herald Sun The Athenaeum Theatre (one show only) ALAS, in the end, there was no rioting. There were no walkouts or vicious heckles, no arrests or protests. Nobody stormed the stage or threw red paint. Despite the big head of controversial […]
May 19, 2016
Dutch doctors allow 20-something, sex abuse victim euthanasia
WHEN we think about euthanasia, many of us picture an elderly person. They’ve had many good years, but an illness has ruined their quality of life. They’re in pain, and they want to end things on their own terms. For many people, this is an easy concept to accept. But a recent case in the […]
April 22, 2016
Exit Life Member Emeritus Professor Avril Henry Suicides at 81
Daily Mail UK, Martin Robinson (Chief Reporter)
Campaigner: Dr Avril Henry, 82, an advocate of assisted suicide, has been found dead days after a police raid sparked by an Interpol alert that she had imported euthanasia drugs from Mexico An 82-year-old professor has died days after police kicked down her door when Interpol traced assisted suicide drugs to her Devon cottage from Mexico. […]
March 27, 2016
Dr Death comedy show labelled ‘despicable’, ‘sick’ & ‘dangerous’
RIGHT to Life Australia has slammed as sick and dangerous a Melbourne International Comedy Festival show from controversial Territory-based euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. The deregistered doctor’s show, Dicing with Dr Death, is part of the festival’s official program and broadcaster Derryn Hinch is on board to demonstrate Nitschke’s “destiny” suicide machine using non-lethal gas. Right […]
February 2, 2016
Families Smuggling Lethal Drugs into Hospitals so Loved Ones can Die
Three people smuggled lethal drugs into Australian hospitals last year so their loved ones could secretly take their own lives, euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke claims. The head of Exit International said the three patients were elderly and had serious illnesses when they took a lethal drug in their hospital beds, while being cared for at […]