X-Message-Number: 11625 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 20:09:40 +1000 From: Simon Carter <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #11622 Assisted termination References: <> David Brandt-Erichsen wrote: > Thomas Nord <> wrote: ... ... > >I recollect Australia is ruled out. > > Yup. It was legal in the Northern Territories for a few months, but this > was overruled by the feds. ... ... Dr Nitschke, who practised euthanasia in the NT for those few months, is setting up a chain of clinics across Australia - I have few details at present and took the following from the ABC news headlines site: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newslink/daily/default.htm > Kennett warns Nitschke not to break the law > Tuesday 27 April, 1999 (3:44pm AEST) > > The Victorian Premier has expressed sympathy for the concept of > euthanasia but has warned Dr Phillip Nitschke of the legal > ramifications of establishing a clinic in Victoria. > > Jeff Kennett says the euthanasia campaigner will be closely > monitored and dealt with if he breaks the law. > > Dr Nitschke says he is seeing 16 patients over the next three days > at a temporary advice clinic in Richmond and will be available in > Melbourne every two months. > > Mr Kennett says he should be aware of the risks. > > "Dr Nitschke runs some very real risks in terms of what he's > doing at the moment." > > "He is going to be very carefully monitored. It's one thing to > provide people advice, it is another thing to provide advice that is > in contravention of the law," Mr Kennett said. > > "If he is in contravention of the law in anything that he does, then > the full weight of the law will be brought down upon him." Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11625