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 […]
October 20, 2017
De schier onoplosbare moeilijkheden van humane zelfdoding
Column In de NRC van afgelopen zaterdag stond een boeiend artikel over zelfdoding. Er zijn nogal wat mensen die op humane wijze een eind aan hun leven willen maken. We hebben het niet over de wanhopige eenzame heimelijke zelfdoding, nee, dit gaat over levensbeëindiging in gesprek met de mensen die van je houden. De vraag is: hoe […]
October 13, 2017
Dodelijk poeder in een feestelijke envelop
Mensen die willen sterven op een zelfgekozen moment en zonder arts, gaan wereldwijd op zoek naar een dodelijk middel. NRC volgt hun spoor, van een woonboot in Noord-Holland tot in Peru. Per post bezorgde envelop uit een grote Chinese stad, die het poeder bevatte waarmee een Nederlands echtpaar wil overlijden. Verantwoording In dit artikel beschrijft […]
September 25, 2017
Dead right: Philip Nitschke condemns our ‘prehistoric’ euthanasia laws
The Big Smoke Australia by Ingeborg van Teeseling
With the topic of legalising euthanasia up for debate in parliament this week, I travelled to Holland to speak to the man who started the conversation. You have been putting up with portraits of often long-dead Australian mavericks from me for weeks now, as part of my attempt to entertain and inspire. This time, though, […]
September 12, 2017
Critique of the New Dutch Euthanasia Powder
According to a Dutch Euthanasia group, a fast and painless death is all but guaranteed with a ‘new pill of Drion’ in the form of powder. But is it? The means of euthanasia currently being advocated by a relatively new organization have been criticized for the terrible side effects it can cause. Boudewijn Chabot is […]
August 22, 2017
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke in Adelaide for seminar
Lauren Novak, The Adelaide Advertiser
VOLUNTARY euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke will run a workshop in Adelaide on Monday on new end-of-life and suicide “options” for elderly attendees. About 100 people are expected to attend the forum, at the Prospect Town Hall from 1pm. Dr Nitschke is also calling on SA Police to return items taken during a raid of […]
August 19, 2017
Euthanasia Flash Mob on Gold Coast
On Saturday 19 August, the Exit community came together to celebrate Philip Nitschke’s 70th Birthday and Exit International’s 20th Birthday. Watch Now on Vimeo Over 50 people of all ages took place in an impromptu flash mob dance to Bon Jovi’s anthem, ‘It’s my life’. It was great fun and the dance was completed before […]
August 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: 1000+ elderly Australians book for Exit workshop tour
In a planned national tour beginning on 12 August in Darwin, Exit Director Dr Philip Nitschke will return to Australia to run DIY suicide workshops for the elderly. Workshops will be held in every capital, along with several regional centres. Interest in the planned series has been particularly strong, with over 1000 Exit members, average […]