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April 14, 2024
Belgium’s Cutting-Edge Debate
In Belgium this week, the Chairman of the health fund, Christian Mutual, Luc Van Gorp, has said that those who feel that their life is complete, should be able to end it.
In an interview with the Belgian newspaper, Nieuwsblad, Luc Van Gorp said that he wants people at the end of their lives to …
April 14, 2024
Sodium Nitrite Explainer Video
The month of April brings two new videos, recorded live at the 2024 Australian Workshop tour.
Following from the Nitrogen update on 1 April, there is a new update on Sodium Nitrite (15 April).
The most recent video sees Philip Nitschke explain the origins of this substance as an end of life alternative.
In the …
March 24, 2024
What I should have told Kenny – the first nitrogen hypoxia execution
The first execution of a prisoner, Kenny Smith, using nitrogen hypoxia, took place in the US state of Alabama on 25 Jan 2024. A few weeks earlier I had visited Holman prison to inspect the new equipment they planned to use, and met Kenny on death row with his lawyer Robert Grass. I gave evidence …
March 24, 2024
Nitrogen Hypoxia Explainer Video
The month of April brings two new videos, recorded live at the 2024 Australian Workshop tour.
Following from the Nitrogen update on 1 April, there is a new update on Sodium Nitrite (15 April).
The most recent video sees Philip Nitschke explain the origins of this substance as an end of life alternative.
In the …
March 2, 2024
Poison seller tied to suicide forum tracked down by BBC
By Angus Crawford and Tony Smith
A Ukrainian man selling a poison thought to be linked to at least 130 UK deaths has been identified by the BBC.
Leonid Zakutenko advertised his services on a website promoting suicide and he told an undercover reporter he sent five parcels a week to the UK.
He has …
February 29, 2024
March 2024 Essentials PPeH Update
Couples Going Together
The news in recent weeks of the ‘duo euthanasia’ of the former Dutch Prime Minister and his wife has generated a vast array of questions from Exit member couples about how they, too, could plan to die together.
For people who have been together for many years, it makes a lot of …
February 26, 2024
Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else
A man who took a voluntary assisted dying substance intended for someone else was found dead at home by his adult daughter, an inquest has heard.
“I thought he was asleep in the chair. I put my arms around him. He was cold,” the woman said.
The Coroners Court in Brisbane on Tuesday opened the …
January 29, 2024
Alabama Carries Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen
Alabama Carries Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen reports the New York Times
Alabama carried out the first American execution using nitrogen gas on Thursday evening, killing a convicted murderer whose jury had voted to spare his life and opening a new frontier in how states execute death row prisoners.
The execution of the condemned …
January 27, 2024
The Facts about Nitrogen Hypoxia 101
The Facts about Nitrogen Hypoxia 101 by Dr Philip Nitschke
This week the State of Alabama executed Kenny Smith using an off-the-shelf, one-size-fits-all face mask that they purchased for $308 (exc shipping).
In using the face mask in this way Alabama Corrections went against the manufacturer’s instructions and warranty.
And they ignored advice provided to …
January 14, 2024
February 2024 Essentials PPeH Update
The February 2024 Update of the PPeH is now available.
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In the weeks leading up to Christmas, lead author and Exit Director Dr Philip Nitschke, flew to Alabama in the US to appear as an expert witness to try to stop Smith’s execution using nitrogen hypoxia.
Ignoring expert advice, Alabama decided that Smith …
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