About Exit International US

Exit International US is a non-profit based in Washington state in the US.

About Exit International

Exit International is a leading Voluntary Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide information & advocacy organisation.  Exit was founded by Dr Philip Nitschke in 1997 after the over-turning of the world's first Voluntary Euthanasia law - the Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) Act.

Exit has a full time staff of 5 and an active network of more than 50 volunteers.

In Australia, Exit’s shopfront office is at 134 Ayr St, Doncaster in Melbourne.

The average age of Exit members is 75 years.  Most Exit International members are well.

Exit's internal polling has found that most people join Exit because they believe in a person's right to make informed decisions about when & how they may die.  The vast majority want to be prepared for the contingencies of the future and consider an end-of-life plan a responsible course of action.

A significant minority of Exit members are seriously or terminally ill.

Exit's principal activities include:

• Community Education Program - community meetings are free & open
  

• Workshops - for those aged 50 years & over / seriously ill

• Nancy's Friends Support Network - ongoing support & friendship with trained volunteers

• Local Chapters (branches) - where members come together to discuss their thoughts & ideas

• Research & Development - into various end-of-life approaches that are reliable, peaceful & dignified

• Law Reform - where we lobby to affect legislative change

• Exit Publications - monthly newsletter Deliverance, ongoing updates to The Peaceful Pill eHandbook

• Exit News & Forum - weekly email news service

• Exit Conferences & Social events
  

For more information about Exit International, please visit our website