October 3, 2014
Euthanasia campaigner Nitschke investigated over more deaths
Embattled euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is being investigated by police in every Australian state over his possible role in nearly 20 deaths in the past three years, all of them apparently suicides. The latest investigation, by Victoria Police, concerns the death of a 55-year-old Geelong man who allegedly killed himself using a do-it-yourself kit […]
September 28, 2014
Euthanasia: A Rational Option for Prisoners Facing Torture of Life in Jail
Life in prison with no parole is tantamount to torture, and a civilised Australia shouldn’t support it. This is why we should follow Belgium’s lead, and help prisoners to die In 2007, at a bioethics forum at the University of Tasmania, I made what I thought was a fairly common sense statement: if the Port […]
September 28, 2014
Nitschke Faces Probe
By Julie-Anne Davies, The Sunday Age
September 28, 2014 Embattled euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is being investigated by police in every Australian state over his possible role in nearly 20 deaths in the past three years, all of them apparently suicides. The latest investigation, by Victoria Police, concerns the death of a 55-year-old Geelong man who allegedly killed himself using […]
September 28, 2014
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK Suicide Club
By Stephen Adams for The Mail on Sunday
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK ‘suicide club’: Workshops and online guide will cause ‘endless tragedies’ Published: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 | Updated: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 Pro-euthanasia group Exit International was setup by Dr Philip Nitschke. The group has 1,000 UK members and has now opened a London office. Membership restricted to over-50s […]
September 24, 2014
Shakeup in Mexican Mail Order Nembutal
Reports received by Exit of the temporary closure of a major distributor of Mexican veterinary Nembutal have prompted an urgent revision on The Peaceful Pill eHandbook. Details of the Mexican changes will be published in the October 1st update and those considering using Mexico as the source of the premier euthanasia drug are urged to […]
September 14, 2014
The “Deliverance Machine”, invented by Philip Nitschke
ILoveUselessKnowledge, Sep 09, 2014
The “Deliverance Machine”, invented by Philip Nitschke. It consisted of a notebook computer and software titled “Deliverance”, which asks the patient a series of questions, and automatically administers a lethal injection of barbiturates if the correct answers are made. The following three questions were displayed on the laptop screen and required the patient to click […]
September 14, 2014
Philip Nitschke in Conversation at SWF
Join Philip Nitschke in conversation with his partner Fiona Stewart at the 2014 Sydney Writers’ Festival. Death and how you die, is a staple fixture at a lot of festivals, and these sessions always draw a crowd, whether they’re in Perth, Darwin or Brisbane. Euthanasia is always a contentious issue, even though public polling reveals […]
September 12, 2014
The Peaceful Suicide of Two Friends
SBS The Feed By Jeannette Francis
Exit Members Claire and Val chose to end their lives together. Val had Alzheimer’s, but Claire was perfectly healthy. Claire left a letter explaining her suicide. The story interviews both Claire’s son and Philip Nitschke, who Claire sent a copy of her letter to. The full letter is below. I HAVE A FRIEND I have […]