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January 11, 2023

Why Nembutal is its own Safeguard

Why Nembutal is its own Safeguard

Yahoo reports that a Wisconsin woman has been jailed for allegedly poisoning her veterinarian husband’s coffee with animal euthanasia drugs, authorities said.

Amanda Chapin, 50, was arrested late last month for allegedly repeatedly poisoning her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, with barbiturates. She was officially charged on Dec. 28 with …


January 8, 2023

January 2023 Essentials PPeH Update

Testing one’s drugs is more important than ever which is why Exit advocates drug-testing within the broad framework of harm minimization.

However, because the best end of life drugs (eg. Nembutal) is heavily restricted, it is difficult to find reliable, professional, laboratory testing.

The leading laboratory for testing is discussed in detail in the Peaceful


December 31, 2022

French experts to develop glossary ahead of legislation

by Béatrice Jérôme, Le Monde

French experts to develop glossary ahead of legislation: Assisted dying, euthanasia & end of life

Legal experts, scientists and writers are working to deliver a glossary related to the topic by March, at the government’s request reports Le Monde.

Less than two months ago, writer Erik Orsenna was invited to lunch at the ministry …



November 15, 2022

November 2022 Essentials PPeH Update

The November 2022 update to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook – the Essentials brings some developing news from Switzerland and that is that Lifecircle is no longer accepting new clients, and will shortly close down business.

This news was privately communicated to Exit 3 years ago, so the decision has obviously been a long time in …


November 14, 2022

Organ Donation after Euthanasia in the Netherlands

Organ Donation after Euthanasia in the Netherlands is rarely possible from home. Dutch GP Han Mulder and Anaesthesiologist-intensivist Hans Sonneveld believe that they have come up with a solution for people who want to donate their organs after euthanasia reports the newspaper, Trouw.

For people who die in their own homes after euthanasia, organ …


November 8, 2022

Dutch right-to-die group fights to widen legal euthanasia boundaries

The Star

Dutch right-to-die group fights to widen legal euthanasia boundaries reports The Star.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A right-to-die group told judges on Monday that a Dutch law which allows physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands but criminalises others who help people end their own lives violates European human rights law and must be declared unlawful.…


October 9, 2022

What if there were a Shop for Nembutal?

Over summer, Exit’s Philip Nitschke made the trek to the Dutch city of Utrecht to have a look at the new XTC (ecstasy) pop-up shop, asking what if there were a Shop for Nembutal?

An initiative of the Poppi Drug Museum in Amsterdam and in partnership with the University of Utrecht, the purpose of the …


October 1, 2022

Beyond State Borders in Assisted Suicide

Beyond State Borders in Assisted Suicide

A terminally-ill Connecticut woman is suing Vermont to drop their residency requirement for physician-assisted suicide.

Bridgeport resident Lynda Bluestein, in addition to a Vermont physician, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Burlington last month that argues the Green Mountain State’s residency requirement for medical aid in …


October 1, 2022

Backlog of Euthanasia Requests by Mental Health Sufferers

In a report to the Dutch Parliament this week, the Dutch Minister for Health, Ernst Kuipers, has reported on the problems associated with the backlog of euthanasia requests by mental health sufferers (inc those with dementia) in the Netherlands.

Reports such as this are a key element in the Netherland’s commitment to transparency in …