September 19, 2018
Founder of euthanasia organisation Sean Davison arrested for murder
The founder of right-to-die organisation, DignitySA, Sean Davison*, has been arrested on a murder charge in Cape Town, a colleague and co-founder confirmed on Wednesday. Davison was arrested on Tuesday, apparently over the death of his friend Anrich Burger in 2013. Burger became a quadriplegic after a car crash. Davison, the professor who helped his […]
August 30, 2018
Tribute to Novelist, Biographer & Public Intellectual Dr Peter Corris
The world is a poorer place today – 30 August 2018 – after hearing of the death of Dr Peter Corris. A respected novelist, columnist and public intellectual in Australia, Peter was also the biographer of Exit Founder, Dr Philip Nitschke. In 2013, Philip and Peter collaborated on a year long writing project. The result […]
August 28, 2018
Right to death should be personal choice, say Exit members
Not many people have seen what Jan Clifford has when it comes to terrible deaths. During her 30-year career as a physiotherapist in intensive care, she saw hundreds of people die in ways they never would have wanted, given the choice. Now that she’s nearing 70, Ms Clifford said it become even more important to […]
July 16, 2018
David Goodall’s final hour: An appointment with death
Foreign Correspondent joined Perth scientist David Goodall, 104, to record an intimate portrait of his final days as he crossed the globe to farewell family and campaign for his last rights. Watch Foreign Correspondent HERE In a spare one-bedroom apartment tucked behind a storage yard on the outskirts of a small town at the foot […]
July 8, 2018
Memorial for scientist who took own life
A public memorial will be held in Perth for Australia’s oldest scientist David Goodall, who died in Switzerland from assisted suicide aged 104. Professor Goodall took his own life on May 10 at a clinic near Basel after spending his last days patiently and openly explaining his decision to a huge media throng from around […]
July 8, 2018
Memorial Celebrates Life of David Goodall
A public memorial will be held in Perth for Australia’s oldest scientist David Goodall, who died in Switzerland from assisted suicide aged 104. Professor Goodall took his own life on May 10 at a clinic near Basel after spending his last days patiently and openly explaining his decision to a huge media throng from around […]
May 30, 2018
Echontedaily Byron Bay, Chris Dobney
Jim*, a disabled pensioner living in the Tweed, was paid a surprise middle-of-the-night visit on Friday (May 25) by local police to inquire as to his ‘mental state’ and whether or not he had imported the euthanasia drug Nembutal. Jim told Echonetdaily two police shone torches through the windows of his duplex and banged on […]
May 28, 2018
Australian, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland
Associated Press, PHILIPP JENNE
LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said. Exit International, the group that helped David Goodall carry out his wish, said the scientist was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. in Liestal, a town outside the city […]