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August 13, 2023

VAD Law must be More Ethical than Recent Police Tactics

Online Opinion, by Dr David Swanton

Although suicide is legal and the ACT Government is working to legislate for voluntary assisted dying (VAD), recent insensitive actions of police in Canberra suggest that police think suicide is illegal.

Welfare checks

What happened? In recent months, police have conducted so-called welfare checks on elderly Canberrans.

This sounds innocuous, and commendable, if the checks …


July 31, 2023

August 2023 Essentials PPeH Update

Following last week’s positive test results of the Sarco at the workshop in Rotterdam (NL), the Sarco project Chapter in the Peaceful Pill eHandbook Essentials has now also been updated.

The new Chapter provides an update of the state of play of the Sarco project, as well as documenting the road forward.

Of most importance …


July 30, 2023

Dr Death and his search for the best way to die

Dr. Death and his search for the best way to die writes Maud Effting and Haro Kraak in de Volkskrant, NL

As founder of Exit International, Philip Nitschke fights for access to information about a soft, self- chosen death. “I think every adult with common sense is entitled to that.”

On his idyllic houseboat …


July 18, 2023

Dutchman Sentenced to 3 Years over Middel X Supply

Dutchman Sentenced to 3 Years over Middel X Supply

A Dutchman known as ‘Alex S’ has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for supplying suicide drug Middel X reports Algemeen Dagblad.

The court in Den Bosch sentenced Alex S. today to 3.5 years in prison, of which 1.5 years is suspended for, …


July 15, 2023

2023 Print PPH Essentials – Now Available

The print 2023 edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook Essentials is now shipping.

The updated 2023 edition contains the following updates:

  • Sedative Drugs Changes (August 2022)
  • Swiss Changes (November 2022)
  • Lab Testing of Nembutal (January 2023)
  • Salts Update (February 2023)
  • Reclassification of Benzos (March 2023)
  • News from Sth America (May 2023)
  • DeBreather Update (June 2023)

July 9, 2023

A Tale of 2 Cases of the Salts

This week in the Netherlands, the Dutch Prosecutor is arguing that the infamous ‘Alex from Eindhoven’ should receive a four-year prison sentence for supplying the end of life drug Middel X (sodium azide).

The State alleges that at least 10 people have died after taking the substance supplied by Alex.

The trial is currently taking …


July 3, 2023

Launch of Exit Switzerland Website

This week Exit has launched our new Website which is aimed at helping foreigners to go Switzerland.

In time, the website will feature the Sarco but, for now, we are focused on helping with:

  • Selection of a Swiss assisted dying clinic
  • Paperwork requirements
  • Travel & ID requirements

These programs are being overseen by Professor Sean


July 3, 2023

July 2023 Mini Essentials PPeH Update

Exit has kicked off the month of July with a mini-update which reflects our new Swiss services.

The Application Assistance and ID/ Accompaniment Programs are managed & operated by Exit Director, Professor Sean Davison.

To find out more, log-in to the Essentials PPeH or visit: www.exitswitzerland.com

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June 25, 2023

Spend a day in a hospice and watch what dying’s really like

Spend a day in a hospice and watch what dying’s really like, then tell me that terminally ill people like me don’t deserve a better end, writes CHARLOTTE RAVEN in The Observer.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England has announced that it is to drop its opposition to assisted dying, following a survey …