August 22, 2017
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke in Adelaide for seminar
Lauren Novak, The Adelaide Advertiser
VOLUNTARY euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke will run a workshop in Adelaide on Monday on new end-of-life and suicide “options” for elderly attendees. About 100 people are expected to attend the forum, at the Prospect Town Hall from 1pm. Dr Nitschke is also calling on SA Police to return items taken during a raid of […]
August 19, 2017
Euthanasia Flash Mob on Gold Coast
On Saturday 19 August, the Exit community came together to celebrate Philip Nitschke’s 70th Birthday and Exit International’s 20th Birthday. Watch Now on Vimeo Over 50 people of all ages took place in an impromptu flash mob dance to Bon Jovi’s anthem, ‘It’s my life’. It was great fun and the dance was completed before […]
August 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: 1000+ elderly Australians book for Exit workshop tour
In a planned national tour beginning on 12 August in Darwin, Exit Director Dr Philip Nitschke will return to Australia to run DIY suicide workshops for the elderly. Workshops will be held in every capital, along with several regional centres. Interest in the planned series has been particularly strong, with over 1000 Exit members, average […]
August 6, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: NZ report drives interest in DIY euthanasia options
Exit International claims there will be a number of direct consequences that will flow from the release of the NZ Parliamentary Health Select Committee review into euthanasia and assisted suicide. The report fails to make any recommendations that would lead to a change in the Crimes Act that would allow any legal assistance to suicide, […]
July 28, 2017
Our Aged have Earned the Right to Leave Us if They Wish
The Australian, Philip Nitschke
As the Euthanasia issue heats up again in Victoria, many in the community are wondering aloud what the fuss is all for. For some, Victoria’s proposed law will represent an historical breakthrough. Since the Northern Territory’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Act was quashed by Federal Parliament 20 years ago, Australia has led the world […]
July 28, 2017
Mother ’ s torture broke my heart, says Philip Nitschke
The Australian, Samantha Hutchinson
Euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke has used the case of his mother to illustrate why he believes Victoria’s voluntary euthanasia laws will not work for the vast majority of people who are calling for them. Dr Nitschke’s mother Gwen died in December 2015, aged 95, after spending more than six years in a South Australian nursing […]
July 26, 2017
Victoria’s euthanasia bill ‘endorsed suicide’: Deputy Premier
The Australian, Samantha Hutchinson
The Deputy Premier of Victoria has split from Daniel Andrews and heavily criticised his party’s voluntary euthanasia laws, describing them as “endorsed suicide” that puts the vulnerable at risk. James Merlino said he would vote against Labor’s bill. “I have deep concerns that these laws put at risk some of our most vulnerable Victorians, who […]
July 25, 2017
Euthanasia plan not enough, says Philip Nitschke
The Australian, Samantha Hutchinson
Victoria’s voluntary euthanasia plan does not go far enough to address the needs of an ageing population demanding more control over how they die, according to euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. Dr Nitschke applauded the government’s attempt to create what will be the country’s only program giving terminal patients the right to die, but said the […]