{"id":3496,"date":"2017-01-01T02:01:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2017-01-30T02:05:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T17:35:55","slug":"tedx-darwin-philip-nitschke-on-why-elderly-deserve-lethal-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/tedx-darwin-philip-nitschke-on-why-elderly-deserve-lethal-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDx Darwin: Philip Nitschke on Why Elderly Deserve Lethal Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If euthanasia &#8211; a good death &#8211; is a civil right, should not the elderly be provided with the means to end their lives when and if they choose.<\/p>\n<p>This is the subject of Dr Philip Nitschke&#8217;s controversial &amp; thought-provoking TEDx presentation, from Darwin in August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Philip&#8217;s address is now available online.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3437\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/?attachment_id=3437\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3437\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3437\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3437\" src=\"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-620x409.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Nitschke @ TEDx Darwin 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-620x409.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-220x145.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/exit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philip Nitschke @ TEDx Darwin 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ukiahcommunityblog.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/03\/rational-suicide-why-suicide-drugs%ef%bb%bf-should-be-issued-to-the-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philip&#8217;s TEDx can be viewed HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics \u2014 from science to business to global issues \u2014 in more than 100 languages. Independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If euthanasia &#8211; a good death &#8211; is a civil right, should not the elderly be provided with the means to end their lives when and if they choose. This is the subject of Dr Philip Nitschke&#8217;s controversial &amp; thought-provoking TEDx presentation, from Darwin in August 2016. Philip&#8217;s address is now available online. 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