Newspaper Media
November 14, 2014
3/4 Victorians support VE: VEP Strong Contender in 2014 Vic Election
Three out of four Victorians say people suffering from incurable illnesses should be able to access assistance to die if they want to, a poll suggests. But neither the government nor the opposition has plans to engage with the issue before this month’s state election. Labor leader Daniel Andrews said he did not support voluntary […]
November 7, 2014
Johnny Rotten to Consider Dignitas if Dementia sets in
The Independent by Ella Alexander, 5 November 2014
John Lydon says euthanasia would be “highly popular” in his head if he was later blighted with dementia. He would also consider going to assisted dying organisation Dignitas. “If I ever felt senility was coming in, then euthanasia would be highly popular in my head,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to endure that hollow loneliness […]
October 26, 2014
‘Is there anybody out there?’ asks Darwin man Martin Burgess
Daily Mail Australia by Lillian Radulova
A 71-year-old terminally ill Darwin man has died in what has been described as a ‘clear cut case of suicide’ after appealing for euthanasia drugs over social media. Martin Burgess had been suffering from rectal cancer, which soon spread through the rest of his body, for three years before he took to Youtube to describe […]
October 21, 2014
35 Year Old Comedian Mel Moon Joins Exit
STRICKEN mum-of-two Mel Moon is the youngest member of a right-to-die “suicide club” — at the age of 35. She has a rare immune system condition that could leave her dying in agony and admitted she has drawn up a plan to kill herself peacefully. She told The Sun: “I’d hope my children would understand […]
September 28, 2014
Nitschke Faces Probe
By Julie-Anne Davies, The Sunday Age
September 28, 2014 Embattled euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is being investigated by police in every Australian state over his possible role in nearly 20 deaths in the past three years, all of them apparently suicides. The latest investigation, by Victoria Police, concerns the death of a 55-year-old Geelong man who allegedly killed himself using […]
September 28, 2014
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK Suicide Club
By Stephen Adams for The Mail on Sunday
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK ‘suicide club’: Workshops and online guide will cause ‘endless tragedies’ Published: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 | Updated: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 Pro-euthanasia group Exit International was setup by Dr Philip Nitschke. The group has 1,000 UK members and has now opened a London office. Membership restricted to over-50s […]