Philip Nitschke
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Philip Haig Nitschke (born 8 August 1947) is an Australian humanist, writer and former medical doctor. He is the founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He supported and campaigned for legal euthanasia in the Northern Territory.[1] There, he assisted four people ending their lives while it was legal. Later, the Government of Australia made it against the law again.[2] He is the author of the books Killing Me Softly: Voluntary Euthanasia and the Road to the Peaceful Pill (2005) and The Peaceful Pill Handbook (2006). He has been called "Dr Death" by the media.[3]
Nitschke was born in Ardrossan, South Australia. He lives in the Netherlands.[4]
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Philip Nitschke's "Deliverance Machine"
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References
- ↑ Australian Man First in World To Die With Legal Euthanasia. The New York Times (26 September 1996)AP. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ Euthanasia machine, Australia, 1995–1996. Brought to LifeScience Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ Medew, Julia. Australia's 'Dr Death' Philip Nitschke fears arrest in Britain. The Sydney Morning Herald (15 April 2015). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ Philip NitschkeExit International. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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