{"id":2739,"date":"2017-06-13T03:09:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T18:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peacefulpillhandbook.com\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2019-12-05T01:32:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T17:02:07","slug":"tedx-philip-nitschke-on-why-elderly-deserve-lethal-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euthanasia.net\/pph\/tedx-philip-nitschke-on-why-elderly-deserve-lethal-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDx: Philip Nitschke on Why Elderly should get Lethal Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If euthanasia \u2013 a good death \u2013 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\u2019s controversial &amp; thought-provoking TEDx presentation, from Darwin in August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Philip\u2019s address is now available online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/?attachment_id=3437\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3437\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3437\" src=\"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-620x409.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-620x409.jpg 620w, https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-220x145.jpg 220w, https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/exitinternational.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TedX-Darwin.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Philip Nitschke @ TEDx Darwin 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><\/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 \u2013 a good death \u2013 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\u2019s controversial &amp; thought-provoking TEDx presentation, from Darwin in August 2016. Philip\u2019s address is now available online. 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