Newspaper Media
December 4, 2014
AMA NT Again Postpones Nitschke Suspension Meeting
RIGHT-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke says a meeting to expel him from the Australian Medical Association NT branch is nothing but a late-notice kangaroo court. His opponent, AMA NT boss Dr Robert Parker, says the controversial doc is only playing more games. In the latest stoush between Dr Nitschke and medical authority, the AMA NT will […]
December 4, 2014
I helped my best friend die: Lesley Basset is the face of Exit UK
Lesley Bassett, the face of the first UK chapter of Exit, a euthanasia group that campaigns for legal suicide, on why her best friend’s death and her role in it changed the course of her life. Lesley Bassett is nervous, but hiding it behind a welcoming smile. It’s a wet Saturday morning in October, and […]
November 18, 2014
A Clinical Jarring Decision on Rational Suicide
Can a person’s legal right to take their own life ever be a rational decision to the point that doctors are actually obligated to make no intervention? Should that decision – even if made by a person suffering no terminal illness – then be assisted? These almost philosophical questions dominated a three-day medical tribunal hearing […]
November 15, 2014
Philip Nitschke tribunal: Medical Board granted power to raid homes
Amy Corderoy, Sydney Morning Herald
The Medical Board of Australia has been granted the power to raid homes as part of its investigation into euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke. Janine Wilson, whose sister Wendy Benton died almost three years ago, said it was like being “burgled while you were watching” when officials turned up at her house two weeks ago to […]
November 14, 2014
3/4 Victorians support VE: VEP Strong Contender in 2014 Vic Election
Three out of four Victorians say people suffering from incurable illnesses should be able to access assistance to die if they want to, a poll suggests. But neither the government nor the opposition has plans to engage with the issue before this month’s state election. Labor leader Daniel Andrews said he did not support voluntary […]
November 7, 2014
Johnny Rotten to Consider Dignitas if Dementia sets in
The Independent by Ella Alexander, 5 November 2014
John Lydon says euthanasia would be “highly popular” in his head if he was later blighted with dementia. He would also consider going to assisted dying organisation Dignitas. “If I ever felt senility was coming in, then euthanasia would be highly popular in my head,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to endure that hollow loneliness […]