January 16, 2022 – Dr. Philip Nitschke, founder and head of Exit International, discusses the Sarco pod, his experiences as an Australian physician who was the first person to assist a patient’s death under a law, various methods of hastening death, and his philosophy on assisted dying. He also answers questions from the Zoom audience. Dr. Nitschke is well known for his belief that any individual who has decided their life is no longer bearable should not have to seek approval to end their life.
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