Newspaper Media
October 26, 2014
‘Is there anybody out there?’ asks Darwin man Martin Burgess
Daily Mail Australia by Lillian Radulova
A 71-year-old terminally ill Darwin man has died in what has been described as a ‘clear cut case of suicide’ after appealing for euthanasia drugs over social media. Martin Burgess had been suffering from rectal cancer, which soon spread through the rest of his body, for three years before he took to Youtube to describe […]
October 21, 2014
35 Year Old Comedian Mel Moon Joins Exit
STRICKEN mum-of-two Mel Moon is the youngest member of a right-to-die “suicide club” — at the age of 35. She has a rare immune system condition that could leave her dying in agony and admitted she has drawn up a plan to kill herself peacefully. She told The Sun: “I’d hope my children would understand […]
September 28, 2014
Nitschke Faces Probe
By Julie-Anne Davies, The Sunday Age
September 28, 2014 Embattled euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is being investigated by police in every Australian state over his possible role in nearly 20 deaths in the past three years, all of them apparently suicides. The latest investigation, by Victoria Police, concerns the death of a 55-year-old Geelong man who allegedly killed himself using […]
September 28, 2014
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK Suicide Club
By Stephen Adams for The Mail on Sunday
Australia’s Dr Death starts UK ‘suicide club’: Workshops and online guide will cause ‘endless tragedies’ Published: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 | Updated: 08:15 AEST, 28 September 2014 Pro-euthanasia group Exit International was setup by Dr Philip Nitschke. The group has 1,000 UK members and has now opened a London office. Membership restricted to over-50s […]
September 7, 2014
Recluse Rupert Ward buried suicide drug
Paige Taylor, WA Bureau Chief, The Australian
A RECLUSE on Western Australia’s south coast will appear in a country court today charged with possessing the suicide drug Nembutal, believed to be the first Australian prosecuted for possessing the Chinese import. Rupert Ward, 68, said he would plead guilty to the charge in Albany District Court this morning after tests settled confusion over […]
September 3, 2014
Euthanasia Advocate Warns of Scam Nembutal Sites
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke says scam internet sites are using his image to sell the drug Nembutal. Dr Nitschke said the sites from the US, Eastern Europe and Turkey also include one US site appropriating the name of his organisation Exit. Dr Nitschke said he is powerless to stop the publication other than to […]