The Peaceful Pill Handbook - Softcover

Dr. Philip Nitschke & Dr. Fiona Stewart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0978878825 ISBN 13: 9780978878825

Publisher: Exit International US Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The print Peaceful Pill Handbook is aimed at providing information on euthanasia and assisted suicide for the elderly, those who are seriously ill & their family/ friends. The intention is to provide reliable information on euthanasia and assisted suicide. The ability to make informed decisions about all areas of one's life is a fundamental human right. Accurate information based on scientific research is of critical importance.

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About the Author

Dr Philip Nitschke, PhD MBBS BSc (Hons), is the Founder of the euthanasia and assisted suicide non-profit organization, Exit International. In 1996, Philip became the first physician in the world to administer a legal, lethal voluntary injection under the short-lived Rights of the Terminally Ill Act of the Northern Territory in 1996. Four of Philip's terminally ill patients used this law to end their suffering before the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act was overturned in March 1997 by the Australian Parliament. Philip was awarded his PhD in applied physics from Flinders University in 1972. Philip graduated from Sydney University Medical School in 1988. He retired from medical practice in 1997 and his medical registration was controversially suspended by the Medical Board of Australia in July 2014. A decision on 7 July 2015 by the Northern Territory Supreme Court found the Medical Board of Australia's decision to be unlawful and Dr Nitschke's right to be registered as a medical practitioner in Australia was immediately restored. Philip retired his medical registration of his own volition in November 2015 by burning his medical license at a press conference in Darwin. Today, Philip lives in Europe. He continues to travel widely holding Public Meetings & Exit Workshops on euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Exit International US Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0978878825
• ISBN 13: 9780978878825
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 312