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August 30, 2018
Tribute to Novelist, Biographer & Public Intellectual Dr Peter Corris
The world is a poorer place today – 30 August 2018 – after hearing of the death of Dr Peter Corris. A respected novelist, columnist and public intellectual in Australia, Peter was also the biographer of Exit Founder, Dr Philip Nitschke. In 2013, Philip and Peter collaborated on a year long writing project. The result […]
May 28, 2018
Australian, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland
Associated Press, PHILIPP JENNE
LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said. Exit International, the group that helped David Goodall carry out his wish, said the scientist was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. in Liestal, a town outside the city […]
May 24, 2018
‘There’s just too many of us’: Scientist, 104, feared for the future of Earth
Daniel Piotrowski, Daily Mail UK
He traveled from Australia to Switzerland to die by suicide on May 10. Philip Nitschke revealed Dr Goodall, 104, was worried about over-population. ‘There are just too many of us, consuming too much,’ Dr Goodall reportedly said. ‘Allowing end of life choice for the elderly… is a logical step’ he added. An 104-year-old scientist feared […]
February 13, 2018
High Court trial of euthanasia campaigner Susan Austen gets under way on Monday
Susan Austen has pleaded not guilty to aiding a suicide and importing a drug that can be used for euthanasia. The trial of euthanasia campaigner Susan Austen begins in the High Court at Wellington on Monday. The 66-year-old retired Lower Hutt teacher faces one charge of aiding Annemarie Niesje Treadwell to commit suicide, and two charges of importing pentobarbitone, a […]
January 11, 2018
Exit FB Live Stream: Sunday 18 Feb, Time TBA
Join Exit’s 4th FB Live Stream with Exit Founder Dr Philip Nitschke on Sunday 18 Feb. Remember, FB LiveStreams are only open to Philip’s FB ‘Friends’. So send him a friend request now. Topic TBA.
January 1, 2018
Grain Media Want You
Dear Exit Members, My name is Josh Veselka and I am a producer working for a production company in the UK called Grain Media. We are producing a 30-minute documentary about the Right-to-Die/Assisted Suicide movement with Philip Nitschke and Exit International as the central character and organization. What I am now looking for are people […]