Newspaper Media
January 16, 2018
Euthanasia workshop in Lismore with ‘Dr Death’
Javier Encalada, The Northern Star, Lismore
EUTHANASIA advocate Dr Philip Nitschke will be offering an Exit workshop in Lismore next month, the first of five events organised in Australia. Dr Philip Nitschke is an Australian author, and the founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He said he believed the right to die should be recognised as a fundamental […]
December 20, 2017
Living with the dying law: euthanasia tensions linger
The Australian, Samantha Hutchinson
Cath Ringwood is angry. The 67-year-old former palliative care nurse is racked with pain from her arthritic knees and fed up trialling invasive treatments for her chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. It has been a long 20 years of serious illness for the euthanasia supporter, but the past 18 months have been tougher than most. Late last […]
November 23, 2017
Nitschke says Victorian euthanasia bill ‘unworkable’
Philip Nitschke has described the Victorian government’s voluntary assisted dying bill as the “world’s most unworkable end-of-life law” as he warned the legislation would not satisfy all those seeking assisted suicide. The country’s leading proponent for assisted dying and head of Exit International congratulated the Victorian government for passing the bill through the upper house, […]
November 1, 2017
Euthanasia in a Rollercoaster or ‘Sarco’ – Latest Ideas Presented Livestream
Sander van Walsum, De Volkskrant
An annual gathering for the self-deliverance euthanasia industry The Exit NuTech Conference has been held in Toronto, Canada. Interested participants of the right to die movement gathered here last weekend to be informed about the latest techniques that allow this right to be exercised in a humane manner. An innovative livestream made it possible for […]
October 21, 2017
Nitschke Invents 3D Printable Euthanasia Machine
SOUTH Australia’s own “Dr Death” has invented a 3D printable euthanasia machine that people can potentially have in their own homes. Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke’s invention will use liquid nitrogen to drop the oxygen level in a printed capsule, leading to a “peaceful death”, his information release says. In SA it is not an offence […]
October 20, 2017
Euthanasia Pioneer Welcomes Passage of AD Bill
Sydney Morning Herald, Debbie Cuthbertson
Australian euthanasia pioneer Philip Nitschke says the passage of Victoria’s assisted dying bill will bring “comfort” to many people. But opponents of the legislation, including former prime minister Paul Keating and Right To Life campaigner Margaret Tighe, have expressed their bitter disappointment at the legislation’s passing. After four days, 141 proposed amendments and a gruelling 26-hour marathon sitting, historic voluntary euthanasia laws have […]