TV Media
April 10, 2025
Man Arrested in UK – Investigated for 29 Assisted Suicide Deaths
The law in the UK prohibits people from assisting the suicide of others, though prosecutions are incredibly rare, ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand reports A man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of encouraging or assisting the suicide of a British person in Switzerland, with police potentially investigating dozens more deaths. Sean […]
March 2, 2025
The Last Resort – New Swedish TV Series on Assisted Suicide
Last month, a new 4-part series was screened on Swedish TV, titled ‘The Last Resort’ (‘Sista Hjalpen’ in Swedish). The director/ journalist is well known Swedish presenter, Anna Lindman. Unfortunately, at this stage, the series is only available in Swedish. But below is the synopsis in English. What is important about the series, as far […]
January 5, 2025
Young women & Euthanasia in the NL
Young women who request euthanasia in the Netherlands often have a long history in youth care and mental health services according to new research by suicide prevention group ‘113′ and the ‘Euthanasia Expertise Centre’ (the group which advises on euthanasia requests). 397 euthanasia requests from young people Three per cent of all requests made during […]
March 16, 2023
Euthanasia Advocates Blast Territory Labor Government over Inaction
ABC News reports that ‘The Territory Labor government says its legislative schedule is too busy to go to a vote in this term High-profile advocate.’ Philip Nitschke says the Fyles government is ‘dragging the chain’. Once a world leader on voluntary assisted dying, advocates say the Northern Territory is now lagging behind the rest of […]
September 12, 2019
Philip Nitschke speaks of Dutch Dementia case on Al Jazeera ‘New Hour’
Exit International has welcomed the verdict in the criminal case today in the Hague which found a doctor not guilty of the forced euthanasia of a woman with severe dementia. Speaking from Amsterdam, Exit Director, Dr Philip Nitschke, said it was a common sense verdict for the court to find that the doctor had not […]
August 3, 2019
Dr Death: The Interview with Philip Nitschke – A Current Affair TV
TV: Channel 9 Australia - A Current Affair
Is the right to die as important as the right to live? “Dr Death” Philip Nitschke thinks so, and he’s not alone.
April 21, 2019
Miriam’s Dead Good Adventure: Miriam Margolyes’ new documentary
It’s all around us, it’s never going to stop and it’s going to happen to all of us at some point. So why don’t we talk more about death? It’s a question Miriam Margolyes wants to explore in a new BBC documentary, Miriam’s Dead Good Adventure, which is fittingly being aired on Easter Sunday, the […]
July 16, 2018
David Goodall’s final hour: An appointment with death
Foreign Correspondent joined Perth scientist David Goodall, 104, to record an intimate portrait of his final days as he crossed the globe to farewell family and campaign for his last rights. Watch Foreign Correspondent HERE In a spare one-bedroom apartment tucked behind a storage yard on the outskirts of a small town at the foot […]
July 8, 2018
Memorial for scientist who took own life
A public memorial will be held in Perth for Australia’s oldest scientist David Goodall, who died in Switzerland from assisted suicide aged 104. Professor Goodall took his own life on May 10 at a clinic near Basel after spending his last days patiently and openly explaining his decision to a huge media throng from around […]
March 27, 2018
Controversial advocate for ‘voluntary euthanasia’ earns fans in Canada
While Canada’s current laws on medically assisted death are being challenged in and out of court, there is another type of discussion quietly percolating across Canada, bolstered by a controversial former physician who advocates for what he calls “personal euthanasia.” Philip Nitschke is the founder of Exit International and an Australian former physician who now […]