Exit International holds Vancouver workshop

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"Euthanasia advocacy group Exit International held it's first Canadian workshop Wednesday morning, teaching Vancouverites who are considering suicide how to do it safely without legally implicating family members and loved ones. At noon, a group comprised largely of senior citizens gathered at the Unitarian Church on West 49th Avenue to learn where to obtain life-ending drugs, and how to test their effectiveness using 'exit kits.'"

'People think this is a paradox,' Nitschke said. 'What we find is that when elderly people have access to this drug [Nembutal], they stop worrying. And people that are not worrying are not so desperate.'

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Weichel, Andrew. "Euthanasia advocacy group holds "exit kit" workshop". CTV News. Updated: Wed Nov. 04 2009 18:55:19. <www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091104/bc_euthanasian_group_091104/20091104?hub=BritishColumbiaHome>. CTV Television Network, P.O. Box 9, Station 'O', Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M4A 2M9.

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  • voluntary euthanasia

  • Exit International

  • Philip Nitschke

  • Vancouver

  • Canada

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The EuthaNEWSia ID for this advisory is: enid200911058170.
Mailed: Thursday, November 5, 2009 14:00:19 -0600
at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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