November 11, 2018
Euthanasia Pioneer Nitschke warns of ‘beg and grovel’ legislation
Thomas Manch, The Dominion Post
A proposed law to allow voluntary death for the terminally ill has been labelled “beg and grovel” legislation by euthanasia pioneer Dr Philip Nitschke. The first doctor to administer euthanasia, Nitschke is holding public talks and instructional workshops on the subject with his pro-euthanasia group Exit International this week. On Thursday, about 30 members gathered in a meeting room behind St Andrew’s church […]
September 30, 2018
Euthanasia Drugs & Vomiting: October 2018 PPeH Update
The October 2018 update to the online Peaceful Pill eHandbook explains the dos and donts as they relate to euthanasia drugs and vomiting. Vomiting is a vexed issue that causes much concern for many. Indeed, sometimes people are so concerned that they ‘worry themselves sick’. However, this is largely needless worry. Vomiting can be addressed […]
September 4, 2018
NuTech Cape Town 2018
NuTech is the premier new technologies in end of life choices group. Founded some 20 years ago by John Hofsess, Rob Neils, Philip Nitschke & Derek Humphry, NuTech meets regularly to showcase new ‘inventions, thinking, developments’ in practical DIY (do-it-yourself) end of life options. Last year (2017), NuTech was hosted in Toronto and live-streamed to […]
May 28, 2018
Death with Dignity: the story of Bev & Athol Whiston
NRC Handelsblad, Nina van Hattum, Enzo van Steenbergen & Benjamin Kat
Documentary. Beverly (79) and Athol Whiston (80) chose to die together in Peru after they purchased and consumed a euthanatic substance. Although they were relatively healthy, they wanted euthanasia. That was not an option for them in Australia. In this documentary, Beverly and Athol, their son and friends reveal what they had to go through […]
May 28, 2018
David Goodall, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland
Associated Press, PHILIPP JENNE
LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said. Exit International, the group that helped David Goodall carry out his wish, said the scientist was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. in Liestal, a town outside the city […]
May 4, 2018
NYT: Why Scientist David Goodall, 104, Wants to Die
Yonette Joseph, New York Times
David Goodall, 104, who is believed to be Australia’s oldest scientist, wants to die. But he can’t do it in his own country, where assisted suicide is banned. So on Wednesday, he took what was expected to be his last flight, bound for Europe, to accomplish his goal — and renewed a debate in Australia […]
April 16, 2018
A euthanasia expert just unveiled his ‘suicide machine’ at an Amsterdam funeral fair
The Washington Post, Amanda Erickson
It is not the most cheerful offering. But euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke thinks he is about to revolutionize how we die. At a funeral fair in Amsterdam last week, he showed off his “suicide machine.” The “Sarco,” short for sarcophagus, is designed to “provide people with a death when they wish to die,” Nitschke, an Australian national, told the […]
April 1, 2018
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