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February 8, 2023
Doctor Philip Nitschke to lobby for progressive euthanasia laws in the Northern Territory
Doctor Philip Nitschke to lobby for progressive euthanasia laws in the Northern Territory, as others call for caution By Jane Bardon at the ABC on 13 January 2023. A doctor who assisted the first person in Australia to go through voluntary euthanasia wants the territory’s laws to be like Switzerland’s Seniors organisations say many elderly […]
February 4, 2023
Canada moves to extend exclusion of mental illness from assisted death
Canada moves to extend exclusion of mental illness from assisted death reports Yahoo News. TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s federal government on Thursday introduced a law that would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year. Legislation passed in 2021 temporarily excluded people whose only underlying condition is a mental […]
February 1, 2023
New February 2023 Essentials Update
The February 2023 update to the Essentials Peaceful Pill eHandbook brings important new information about the Salts and the DeBreather device. Read more in the 4 February edition of the Peaceful Pill eHandbook. Subscribe Now
January 31, 2023
Dr Philip Nitschke to visit Lismore
Controversial founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, Dr Philip Nitschke will hold a free public meeting on NSW’s new Voluntary Assisted Dying Act at the Lismore Workers Club on Saturday. Nitschke says the purpose of the 2023 meetings is to explain how elderly people can ensure they have end-of-life options, when they […]
January 24, 2023
Philip Nitschke holds end-of-life workshop at Robina
Ann Wason Moore shares why Philip Nitschke holds end-of-life workshop at Robina in the Gold Coast Bulletin Hundreds of residents are expected to attend an end-of-life workshop at Robina with the ‘Elon Musk of assisted suicide’. See where and why It’s the Gold Coast’s date with death. Hundreds of residents are expected to attend an […]
January 15, 2023
Dutch Court Rejects Autonomous Route Recognition
Dutch Court Rejects Autonomous Route Recognition In the outcome of the CLW lawsuit against the Dutch State, the Court ruled on 14 December 2022 against the activist group, Cooperative Last Will (CLW). This is disappointing for anyone wishing to die humanely and with dignity at a time of their own choosing. CLW laments that the […]
January 11, 2023
Why Nembutal is its own Safeguard
Why Nembutal is its own Safeguard Yahoo reports that a Wisconsin woman has been jailed for allegedly poisoning her veterinarian husband’s coffee with animal euthanasia drugs, authorities said. Amanda Chapin, 50, was arrested late last month for allegedly repeatedly poisoning her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, with barbiturates. She was officially charged on Dec. 28 with […]
January 6, 2023
Northern Territory Must Dream Big Again on Dying
Listen to Philip Nitschke’s 6 January 2023 ABC Interview In 1995, the Northern Territory of Australia changed the world. Despite incredible odds, the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, passed the NT Parliament by a single vote. The new law allowed sick Australians (not just Territorians) to get help to die. Getting the law to […]
December 12, 2022
Few Euthanasia Cases in Belgium During Covid
Few Euthanasia Cases in Belgium During Covid Fewer people underwent euthanasia in 2020 because of the corona crisis. This was the finding of the biennial report of the Federal Control and Evaluation Commission on Euthanasia on Thursday. In 2020, the Commission received 2,245 registrations of euthanasia. Last year there were 2,700, an increase of 10.4 […]
November 15, 2022
January 2023 Essentials PPeH Update
Testing one’s drugs is more important than ever which is why Exit advocates drug-testing within the broad framework of harm minimization. However, because the best end of life drugs (eg. Nembutal) is heavily restricted, it is difficult to find reliable, professional, laboratory testing. The leading laboratory for testing is discussed in detail in the Peaceful […]
