Newspaper Media
December 9, 2013
Philip Nitschke calls for Sydney euthanasia clinic
I very much believe in the freedom of the individual. That is, we have a right, an absolutely fundamental right to determine our own destiny. Now of course that does not mean we trample on the rights of others but essentially we should be able to live our lives the way we want to. I […]
November 27, 2013
Euthanasia: Hope you never need it, but be glad the option is there
The time was always going to come when society would need to face the pointy end of the voluntary euthanasia debate: Those hard cases that would challenge most people’s support for the issue, the cases and circumstances which constitute never-before trodden ground. While in most Western countries polls repeatedly show strong community support for a […]
November 25, 2013
Why Adelaide is my euthanasia clinic HQ (despite Bernardi)
I knew that as soon as I mentioned the words “euthanasia clinic” some stakeholders in this emotive debate would have apoplexy. Sure enough, Armageddon is now on the horizon. At least that is how some portray the future as it relates to the quiet, leafy, inner-city suburb of Walkerville in Adelaide. When my wife and […]
November 20, 2013
Council investigates Nitschke’s euthanasia clinic
Walkerville deputy mayor Carolyn Wigg briefed council last night at its regular monthly meeting, advising councillors that “while Nitschke has moved in, nothing’s happened yet”. Wigg said Council had not received any application to run a medical clinic. Councillors were told last night that an investigation will take place in accordance with its Development Enforcement […]
November 20, 2013
Police inspect Dr Philip Nitschke’s new euthanasia clinic in Adelaide
Police have inspected a clinic run by euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke. He opened the site in Adelaide in recent days, saying it would provide information to people wishing to end their lives and run laboratory tests on drugs. Dr Nitschke said he had not been contacted by the South Australian Government about his clinic. The […]
August 28, 2012
Fiji: A Pacific solution for a Peaceful Death
In early 2011, Exit International approached the Fijian Government with a proposal to open a Dignitas-style ‘Assisted Suicide’ clinic in Nandi. In June 2011, the Fijian Attorney General requested a detailed proposal. In late August 2012, Exit International gave The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers exclusive access to the correspondence & the discussions to date. Read The […]