“FUTILE CARE” LAW UNDER FIRE IN TEXAS
A "futile care" law in Texas has come under fire from anti- euthanasia activists after doctors allegedly gave up on a 54-year- old woman who...
Fewer suicides if people surf the net, says Nitschke
A proposed Australian law banning the publication of suicide- related material on the internet will actually increase the number of suicides, says euthanasia advocate Dr...
IN BRIEF: Ukraine; stem cells; horizon scanning
Ukraine: Despite the turmoil surrounding its recent presidential elections, the parliament of the Ukraine found time in mid-December to ban reproductive cloning.
Therapeutic cloning” a misnomer, says stem cell society
The term "therapeutic cloning" is a misnomer, says the International Society for Stem Cell Research, because it is not therapeutic and it is not cloning....
Nitschke cooks up “peaceful pill” in his kitchen
Dr Philip Nitschke and some of his supporters have developed a lethal pill which can be manufactured at home with household ingredients. He says that...
Nitschke calls for new strategy to legalise euthanasia
In an editorial in Exit Australia's official journal Dr Philip Nitschke has outlined a "tougher and smarter" strategy for promoting the legalisation of euthanasia without...