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March 21, 2021
Spain passes law allowing euthanasia
Spain passes law allowing euthanasia reports the BBC
Supporters of a law to legalise euthanasia held placards calling for the “right to die in peace”
Spain has passed a law to legalise euthanasia, becoming the fourth country in Europe to allow people to end their own life in some circumstances.
Spain’s lower house …
March 15, 2021
Doxit No 20 – Katie Engelhart’s new book The Inevitable
Exit first met Katie Englehart about 5 years ago when she was part of the production team behind the Vice documentary, Time to Die.
After 4 years of filming, Vice had footage on just about everyone that Philip Nitschke had met. It was via this immersion that Engelhart would change mediums, and bring the …
March 15, 2021
March 2021 PPeH Update
The March 2021 PPeH Update focuses on a New Gases Chapter (available 28 March) Peaceful Pill eHandbook where discussion has been expanded to include the examination of the new coronavirus protection helmets.
As highlighted in the recent Email Newsletter, Exit has also launched a Citizen Science Initiative in an effort to harness the smarts within …
March 7, 2021
Exit Citizens Science Initiative
In early 2021, Exit International launched a new Exit Citizens Science Initiative aimed at pooling the talent and creativity that exists within the Exit community in order to overcome the problem of the plastic Exit Bag.
For many, many years Exit bags have constituted an important means of achieving a peaceful and reliable death by …
March 7, 2021
The First Place in the World
Very Brief History
On 1 July 1995, the Northern Territory of the Australia became the first place in the world to pass an assisted dying law.
The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (ROTI) was that law.
On 1 July 1996, the full implementation of the law occurred.
On 22 September 1996, the law was …
March 1, 2021
Exit Dying with Dignity Snippets
Exit Dying with Dignity Snippets is a new program of online workshops that was launched by Exit International in February 2021.
- Mini, Online Workshops hosted by Dr Philip Nitschke
- Snippets are exclusively for Exit Members & PPeH Subscribers
- Different topic each month
- Topics are based on updates to The Peaceful Pill eHandbook
Need to Know…
February 21, 2021
Exit Podcast No 19 – The USA Lethal Mixtures
Since the scarcity of Nembutal – the best end of life drug – in the US due to both its prohibitive price and the refusal of EU drug manufacturers to sell the drug in that country (because of objections to its use in capital punishment), other alternatives have needed to be examined by doctors working …
February 21, 2021
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die
Katie Engelhart, New York Times
Ms. Engelhart is a freelance journalist who has reported extensively on aging. She is the author of the forthcoming book “The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die.” This extract is based on her research work.
‘We Are Going to Keep You Safe, Even if It Kills Your Spirit’
For the millions of Americans living …
February 20, 2021
Canadians vote for assistance in dying
OTTAWA — Canadians vote for assistance in dying
Canadians expand assistance in dying in their Senate with Senators passing a revised version of Bill C-7 was passed in the Senate by a vote of 66-19, with three abstentions according to the Huffington Post.
The bill is intended to extend eligibility for assisted dying to …
February 15, 2021
Feb 2021 Update – The USA Lethal Mixtures
The Feb 2021 Update – The USA Lethal Mixtures in the Peaceful Pill Handbook follows the developments on which drugs work and how, and in which combinations. This work has been undertaken because the foremost assisted dying drug – Nembutal – has a price tag that puts it out of reach of the ordinary person.…
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