October 30, 2015
Protected: Welcome to our Exit Members-Only Survey on the Future of Exit International
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October 26, 2015
Nitschke may give up Medical Registration
Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke may consider giving up his medical registration after being forced to agree with a “gun to his head” to stop providing suicide and euthanasia advice. The Medical Board of Australia on Monday imposed 25 strict conditions on Dr Nitschke in a mediated settlement that will require he practise only in the […]
October 26, 2015
PRESS RELEASE: Resolution of Complaints by the Medical Board of Australia
Exit’s Official Response to the ‘Official’ Press Release Approved by the Australian Medical Board At the end of the day, it’s all about who’s got the most money to pay the lawyers … As the incoming Director of Exit International, public health sociologist, Dr Fiona Stewart, has called the Medical Board’s gag order on her […]
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 […]