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| location = [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Melbourne]],<br> [[Auckland]], [[London]], [[Stroud]] |
| location = [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Melbourne]],<br> [[Auckland]], [[London]], [[Stroud]] |
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| origins = Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.) |
| origins = Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.) |
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| key_people = Philip Nitschke |
| key_people = Philip Nitschke, Fiona Stewart |
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| area_served = International |
| area_served = International |
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| product = [[Euthanasia]]-related |
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| Non-profit_slogan = '''''A Peaceful Death is Everybody's Right''''' |
| Non-profit_slogan = '''''A Peaceful Death is Everybody's Right''''' |
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| homepage = [http://www.exitinternational.net exitinternational.net] |
| homepage = [http://www.exitinternational.net/ exitinternational.net] |
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Philip Nitschke |
| Focus | Euthanasia |
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| Origins | Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.) |
Area served | International |
| Product | Euthanasia-related |
Members | 3,500 |
Key people | Philip Nitschke, Fiona Stewart |
Employees | 5 |
| Website | exitinternational.net |
Exit International, is a pro-euthanasia group founded by Dr. Philip Nitschke.[1] It was previously known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.). Other assisted dying organisations are Dignitas and Final EXIT.[2]
Exit International was founded by Dr Philip Nitschke in 1997 after the over-turning of the world's first Voluntary Euthanasia law - the Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) Act. During the ROTI Act, Dr Nitschke became the first physician in the world to administer a legal, lethal, voluntary injection.[3]
Exit International is a non-profit organisation. The organisation had 3,500-members in 2011.[4] Their average age is 75.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites". news.zdnet.com. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "ERGO". www.finalexit.org. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Exit International". www.exitinternational.net. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ Kennedy, Dominic. "Suicide expert Philip Nitschke launches UK tour - Times Online". TimesOnline. London: News Intl. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Dutter, Barbie (21st April 2011). "Pensioners defy death drug laws - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London: TMG. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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