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December 3, 2023
Court Rules Voluntary Assisted Dying = Suicide
The Federal Court Rules Voluntary Assisted Dying is the same as Suicide under criminal law, meaning doctors who give patients information about euthanasia over the phone could face criminal charges reports the Courier Mail.
Federal Court Justice Wendy Abraham on Thursday ruled the term “suicide” as used in the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995 …
November 23, 2023
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November 5, 2023
Exit Podcast – Nitrite and the Kenneth Law Affair
First Exit Podcast for 2023 featuring Fiona Stewart in conversation with Philip Nitschke. The topic is the coming Canadian trial of Kenneth Law a distributor of the lethal legal salt, sodium nitrite. Described by some as a 'serial killer', but by many members of Exit as a savior who provided them with a reliable means …
October 15, 2023
Pyschiatric Illness & the Young in the Netherlands
Just before his death last Wednesday, 31-year old Dutchman David Mulder, made one last emergency appeal: lower the threshold to die for people with unbearable mental suffering.
Dutch TV program, Khalid & Sophie, broadcast David’s last interview, the day before he died.
“I am in distress,” Mulder said at an otherwise empty talk show table …
October 1, 2023
Calls for Examination of Dementia Euthanasia Cases
Calls for Examination of Dementia Euthanasia Cases reports Skipr.nl
Prominent Dutch Centre-Left political party, D66, wants more focus on euthanasia dilemmas in cases of advanced dementia according to Skipr.nl.
Many doctors experience emotional strain and uncertainty when requesting euthanasia from patients with dementia.
This is according to research by the Radboudumc.
During the …
September 25, 2023
September 2023 Essentials PPeH Update
This month Exit has published an update to the Poison’s Chapter in the Peaceful Pill eHandbook Essentials.
The Chapter is now modified to take account of important new safety information concerning hydrogen sulphide.
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September 10, 2023
Why I am voting YES says Exit Founder
It is not often that I stray into mainstream politics, but the forthcoming Australian Referendum on a Voice to Parliament is one issue that I cannot stay silent about.
I am voting YES because Aboriginal people have received a raw deal from us white Australians for over 200 years (to put it mildly).
Genocide and …
August 20, 2023
August 2023 II Essentials PPeH Update
In the second update to the Peaceful Pill eHandbook Essentials for the month of August, Exit has published new information on the availability and suitability of a range of gas regulators.
This update had become necessary due, in part, to the demise of Max Dog Brewing.
The closure of MDB is the end of an …
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 …
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