Original article by Kate Hagan
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 8 : 11-Jul-14

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Medical Board of Australia will launch investigations of voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. He had given advice on how to commit rational suicide to a Perth man, who was a suspect in his wife’s death. Nitschke maintains he had no duty to refer the 45-year-old to a psychiatrist, and he does not think that depression was a factor in the man’s decision to end his life. The Australian Medical Students’ Association has withdrawn an invitation to Nitschke to speak at its national congress

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Original article by Kate Hagan
The Age – Page: 8 : 8-Jul-14

Formal complaints are set to be lodged by mental depression awareness charities Black Dog Institute and beyondblue against medical doctor Philip Nitschke and the web sites he maintains. He had helped a Perth man, who was a suspect in his wife’s death, access a drug to commit suicide. Nitschke’s stance that he had no obligation to refer the 45-year-old to a general practitioner or psychiatrist has been criticised by the Australian Medical Association and by Victorian voluntary euthanasia advocate Rodney Syme

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