December 5, 2017
Meet the Elon Musk of Assisted Suicide
Meet the Elon Musk of Assisted Suicide, Whose Machine Lets You Kill Yourself Anywhere Dr. Philip Nitschke considers himself the Elon Musk of assisted suicide—and his latest death machine, the Sarco, is his Tesla. Newsweek spoke with the 70-year-old doctor immediately after the state of Victoria in Australia, his home country, voted this week to legalize […]
November 29, 2017
New suicide pod for humans comes with built-in coffin
Philip Nitschke ‘s 3D-printed ‘death pod’ will let users ‘die peacefully and reliably’. A 3D-printed “death pod” has been created by Australian scientist and euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke which will let users die “peacefully and reliably” with the press of a button. First teased last month by Nitschke, who critics have dubbed Dr Death, […]
November 28, 2017
‘Suicide machine’ harnesses 3D printing technology
A high-tech ‘suicide machine’ is being touted by a euthanasia advocacy group. It’s called the Sarco capsule, and it has a single, simple purpose: to help you commit suicide, painlessly and efficiently. “Sarco does not use any restricted drugs, or require any special expertise such as the insertion of an intravenous needle,” says Dr. Philip […]
November 28, 2017
Victoria Passes Right to Die Law … Finally
After marathon debates in both Houses of Parliament, the Victorian Parliament has revived euthanasia in Australia by passing the first right to die law since the Northern Territory’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 21 years ago. In 1996, Exit Founder & Director Dr Philip Nitschke administered the world’s first legal, lethal voluntary injection to […]
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 2, 2017
Euthanasia Pioneer Dies while Victorian Politicians Procrastinate
Former Exit International Social Media Manager, Jay Franklin, has died in a Melbourne hospital this week after a lifetime of suffering and incapacity from congenital Hirschsprung’s disease. Jay underwent more than 100 operations for the condition in the first few years of life, having most of his bowel removed. His later years were plagued with […]
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 […]