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 […]
March 14, 2023
Exit International Public Meeting to be held in Darwin
Exit International Public Meeting to be held in Darwin Exit International will be hosting a free public meeting in Darwin to discuss the need for a new Voluntary Euthanasia/ Assisted Dying law for the Northern Territory. The Meeting will be held at the rooms of COTA – the Council on the Aged. Venue: COTA, Spillett […]
March 11, 2023
Colombia Edges Towards Human Rights Model
Colombia Edges Towards Human Rights Model in the Court decision concerning the first non-terminal person to be assisted to die reports MercoPress. The 60-year-old Víctor Escobar has become Colombia’s first non-terminal patient to die through euthanasia, after a legal battle of over two years. He was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that prevented him […]
March 7, 2023
Rising support for euthanasia marks UK as socially liberal
The Independent reports ‘rising support for euthanasia marks UK as socially liberal according to a new study. Increased support for issues such as euthanasia and divorce mark the UK as one of the most socially liberal countries, in what must be a set-back for anti-choice campaigners. Data from the Policy Institute at King’s College London […]
March 5, 2023
Tom Curran Appears on Pat Kenny Show
Tom Curran Appears on Pat Kenny Show this week to argue Exit’s case for choice. February 2023 has marked 10 years since Exit Director, Tom Curran, and his partner, feminist university lecturer Marie Fleming, brought their ground-breaking court case in the Irish Supreme Court. In this case, they argued that Irish law discriminated against Marie’s […]
February 22, 2023
Swiss Court Rules Illness Not Required for Assisted Suicide
Swiss Court Rules Illness Not Required for Assisted Suicide and, in doing so, relieves the onus on a Swiss doctor who helped a healthy elderly woman to commit suicide alongside her seriously-ill husband. The doctor has been acquitted by a Geneva court after a five-year legal odyssey, court papers showed Tuesday according to AFP. Pierre […]
February 17, 2023
Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation must be ethical and best practice
Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation must be ethical and best practice: Why the criteria we legislate are so vital according to Dr David Swanton writing on 11 Feb 2023 in The Canberra Times. The needs and circumstances of those who may look to access voluntary assisted dying will be diverse. But which model is adopted could […]
February 16, 2023
Seminar focused on understanding options
Bundaberg Today, by By Angela Norval
Seminar focused on understanding options Appreciating the importance of being informed in a variety of areas as we progress into our senior years, the Bundaberg Chapter of Exit International invites interested parties to join their seniors seminar on Saturday 11 March at the Bundaberg Civic Centre. Held from 11.30am to 3.30pm, Exit International Bundaberg Chapter […]
