October 26, 2015
Ex-NT Chief Minister slams euthanasia advocate restrictions
Bill Hoffman, Sunshine Coast Daily
THE FORMER senior politician who introduced Australia’s first voluntary euthanasia laws has described Medical Board of Australia conditions of registration imposed on Exit International head Dr Phillip Nitschke as like something out of North Korea. Dr Nitschke has accepted 25 conditions on his ability to practice in a mediated settlement that concludes longstanding legal and […]
October 24, 2015
A life well lived; a death journey unexpected
Dr David Swanton, The Canberra Times
I am exasperated, devastated, and relieved. I’ve experienced these emotions during the recent death of my mother. She said, in one of her last phone calls to me, that ‘I was told that it would be painless, and I’m so cranky’. My mum, Bet to her friends, had pancreatic cancer. From her diagnosis in April […]
October 15, 2015
New PM ‘more receptive’ on issue, says campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke
Voluntary euthanasia: PM Malcolm Turnbull ‘more receptive’ on issue, campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke says Nitschke believes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be more receptive than his predecessor to a proposal to remove laws that ended legal assisted suicide in the NT. Speaking to 105.7 ABC Darwin from Switzerland, Dr Nitschke said Mr Turnbull had a […]
October 6, 2015
California Legalizes Assisted Suicide
As Gov. Jerry Brown pointed out Monday, the End of Life Option Act is not just any other piece of legislation: By definition, it’s a matter of life and death. Gov. Jerry Brown issued an unusually personal signing statement with his approval of the End of Life Option Act on Oct. 5, 2015. “The crux of […]
October 4, 2015
’35 Letters’ – Winner 2014 Sydney Film Festival Doco – Now on DVD
BUY NOW 35 Letters wins the Australian Documentary Foundation Award 2014 Sydney Film Festival For the first time, out of a selection of 10 finalists, the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary awarded a generous cash prize of $10,000 to acknowledge excellence in documentary production. The winner of the Documentary Australia Foundation Award went […]
September 12, 2015
When will Britain Grow Up?
Media Release When will Britain Grow Up? Shame on Defeat of Euthanasia Bill It will be 20 years ago on 22 September 2016 since Dr Philip Nitschke administered the world’s first legal, lethal, voluntary injection to a man dying of prostate cancer in Australia’s Northern Territory under the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. While […]
September 11, 2015
Will California say ‘Yes’ to aid in dying bill?
SACRAMENTO — In a landmark victory for supporters of assisted suicide, the California State Legislature on Friday gave its final approval to a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives. Four states — Oregon, Washington, Montana and Vermont — already allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to some patients. […]
September 8, 2015
The Comedy in Dying
Portents of death take many forms, but an Australian doctor in a Hawaiian shirt is probably not one you’d immediately expect. However, with his “Deliverance Machine” in tow and a lab coat over his floral prints, Dr Philip Nitschke is as real a harbinger as any scythe-wielder. Nitschke, a voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide activist […]