Topic: Philip Nitschke
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This is a very fundamental question of free speech -- people want to know about this
Doctor detained over planned suicide talk May 02, 2009
It is not unexpected given the treatment and persecution she received at the hands of the legal system in the past few months
Euthanasia advocate avoids prison by death Sep 19, 2008
Many other doctors and medical experts come to New Zealand and speak at conferences and seminars without getting registration
Euthanasia advocate coming to New Zealand Dec 30, 2005
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Australia's 'Dr. Death' plans workshop Jan 06, 2004
Dr. Philip Nitschke (pronounced /ˈnɪtʃki/) (born 8 August 1947) is an Australian medical doctor, humanist and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He successfully campaigned to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Australia's Northern Territory and assisted four people in ending their lives before the law was overturned by the Federal government. Nitschke was the first doctor in the world to administer a legal, voluntary, lethal injection.
Born in 1947 in rural South Australia, Nitschke studied physics at the University of Adelaide, gaining a PhD from Flinders University in laser physics in 1972. Rejecting a career in the sciences, he instead travelled to the Northern Territory to take up work with the Aboriginal land rights activist, Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji at Wave Hill.
After the hand-back of land by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, Nitschke became a Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife ranger. However, a serious accident to his foot saw him return to university, graduating from Sydney University Medical School in 1988.
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