March 5, 2015
RIP – Peter Nugent
Julie-Anne Davies, The Sunday Age
Exit’s brilliant barrister, Mr Peter Nugent, died at his home in Melbourne on Saturday 1 March 2015. His funeral will be held week commencing 9 March in Melbourne. Details will be published in The Age newspaper on Saturday 7 March. Exit sends our love and thoughts to his family: Bridgit, Caillin and Deb. Words cannot […]
February 6, 2015
Canadians win right to die in Historic Supreme Court Ruling
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a unanimous decision, confirmed that Canadians have the constitutional right to choose physician assistance in dying. The BC Civil Liberties Association is overjoyed by the Supreme Court’s ruling. This is a tremendous victory for the protection of human rights and compassion at the end of life. This means […]
January 21, 2015
Nitschke Target of Identity Theft
Flynn Murphy, The Medical Observer
EUTHANASIA advocate Dr Philip Nitschke has fallen victim to a Nembutal scam that he says makes him look like an “international criminal”. The organisation Dr Nitschke founded, Exit International, this week issued a scam alert for a Facebook page called ‘Buy Nembutal Pentobarbital’, which uses the prominent advocate’s image, and claims to ship Nembutal in […]
January 21, 2015
Exit est Charlie
Australian govt’s enthusiasm for French free speech doesn’t extend to the banned #euthanasia Peaceful Pill handbook
January 15, 2015
Euthanasia campaigner and suspended doctor Philip Nitschke tries his hand at comedy
Jill Poulsen, The Courier Mail
Voluntary euthanasia campaigner and suspended doctor Philip Nitschke has announced his career is about to take a comedic turn. Dr Nitschke will make his stand-up comedy debut in August at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has teamed up with British comedian Mel Moon to write and deliver the show they are calling Comedy with Purpose. […]
January 15, 2015
Euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke loses legal battle to practice medicine
Prominent euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has lost a legal battle to protect his registration to practice medicine after a tribunal ruled he posed a serious risk to the public and could undermine confidence in the medical profession. But Dr Nitschke has vowed to appeal the decision by the Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal, saying […]
January 12, 2015
Former Whitlam AG Kep Enderby Dies at 88
KEP ENDERBY 1926-2015 Kep Enderby, QC, barrister, civil libertarian, politician and judge, is best known for his role as federal Attorney-General in 1975, advising the prime minister Gough Whitlam at the time of the Dismissal. After succeeding Lionel Murphy as Attorney-General in early 1975, Enderby was in the vortex of giving advice on the constitutional […]
January 12, 2015
Nitschke Fight Steps Up to Lift Medical Ban
Brad Crouch, The Adelaide Advertiser
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke will appeal to the Supreme Court after the Medical Tribunal of the Northern Territory dismissed his appeal against suspension of his registration. Dr Nitschke said he was disappointed but not surprised by the tribunal’s decision. In July the Medical Board of South Australia used its emergency powers to immediately suspend Dr […]