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The Brisbane Times reports on the
committal hearing of Merin Nielsen:
A man who allegedly helped an elderly Brisbane resident commit suicide
last year is also accused of bringing into Australia a veterinary drug
recommended by euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke.
Merin Nielsen, 49, of Mt Nebo, north-west of Brisbane, was arrested in
February and charged with assisting the suicide of Frank Ward, a
76-year-old man found dead at his Clayfield unit in June last year.
He has also been charged with exporting or importing Sedalphorte, a
border-controlled drug.
On the first day of Mr Nielsen's committal hearing in Brisbane Magistrates
Court, the court was told police found Dr Nitschke's book, The Peaceful
Pill Handbook, in Mr Ward's home.
An opened bottle of Sedalphorte labelled in Spanish was found next to his
body.
Detective Senior Constable Grant Goodall said Mr Nielsen was the last
person to see Mr Ward alive and admitted he had helped Mr Ward write a
suicide note.
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Police find suicide contact info
[Sydney Morning Herald]
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/police-find-suicide-contact-info-20100823-13fj5.html
From the SMH report:
Det Snr Const Goodall said an investigation found that some Queensland
members of Exit International had visited Mr Ward before his death, but
those members had refused to give any evidence about what was discussed at
the meeting.
The court was told Mr Ward had copies of two suicide books - Final Exit
and The Peaceful Pill Handbook - beside his bed.
Nielsen is facing a committal hearing on charges of aiding suicide and
importing or exporting a border-controlled drug.
It's alleged he travelled to Tijuana in Mexico to obtain the suicide drug
for Mr Ward.
The court was told there was evidence Nielsen had been to Mexico before Mr
Ward's death but his bags were not searched for drugs when he returned to
Australia.
Bentley, Amelia. "Brisbane man accused of aiding suicide". The Brisbane Times. August 23, 2010 - 2:48PM. <www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-man-accused-of-aiding-suicide-20100823-13fno.html>. Brisbane Times, Fairfax Digital <www.fairfax.com.au>.
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assisted suicide
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New UK Dignity in Dying Newsletter CAMPAIGN published
[World Federation of Right to Die Societies]
http://worldrtd.net/node/1020
August 23, 2010: The latest issue of DiD's Newsletter CAMPAIGN
can be downloaded from this web page.
HEMLOCK Florida unveils new website
[World Federation of Right to Die Societies]
http://worldrtd.net/node/1018
This report begins:
August 23, 2010: The Hemlock Society of Florida this month announced its
new website which features a comprehensive, one-stop resource for free,
downloadable forms that allow Floridians to specify their own end-of-life
choices. The forms are Florida-specific and include an advance directive,
a do not resuscitate order, a designation of health care surrogate form
and instructions for completing the forms and where to keep them on file.
The new website is to be seen at
www.hemlockflorida.org.
RELEVANT - NVVE's quarterly 3rd edition published
[World Federation of Right to Die Societies]
http://worldrtd.net/node/1019
August 23, 2010: The English summary of the third
issue of 2010 RELEVANT can be downloaded in PDF
from this web page.
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Mailed: Monday, August 23, 2010 13:54:30 -0600
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