Aussie Dr. Death In Trouble With The Law In Australia

It looks like Aussie Dr. Death Philip Nitschke is in hot water over helping to kill someone. However, it seems that the authorities are more concerned about Nitschke bring Nembutal into the country without permission. Developing . . .

Euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke faces death probe

MEDICAL authorities are investigating euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke after the death of a terminally ill South Australian woman. more

Aussie Dr. Death Whines About A Possible Prosecution

Poor Aussie Dr. Death (see below). Philip Nitschke is the most prominent pro-deather south of the equator. He's pushing the envelope by importing a death drug for use in assisted sucidie and eithanasia in Australia, where these activities are illegal. Now he's fretting that being allowed to import the drug is a set-up to convict him. We can only wish.

Right-to-die doctor's 'set-up' fears over euthanasia drug

A prominent Australian euthanasia campaigner has been given permission to import drugs used in assisted suicides.
 But Dr Philip Nitschke has said he fears he is being "set up" by the federal Therapeutic Good Administration, which approved the importation of sleeping drug Nembutal. more

Australia: Allowing Fatal Drug Import The Thin End Of The Wedge

Here's more on Aussie Dr. Death Philip Nitschke's bold attempt to import a fatal drug to Australia. Right now it seems like it's only for a few people, but this is the thin edge of the wedge. Prediction: Aussie will soon find itself in a legal quagmire similar to what's happened in the UK, where assisted sucide and euthanasia are illegal but where perpetrators are ignored. 

Dr Philip Nitschke wins right to use euthanasia drug
 RIGHT-TO-DIE campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke has gained permission to import a drug used in voluntary euthanasia.
He will provide the drug Nembutal to a Victor Harbor woman in South Australia who wants to die.
 "The drugs will be provided to her with clear instructions," he said. "They are to help her sleep. more

The Kerfuffle Over The Phenobarbital Shortage

Just saying: Everyone is tut-tutting that Phenobarbital is in short supply for executions. Of course, the anti-execution lobby is also made up of people that think using this same drug is just peachy for an assisted suicide.

U.S. prisons scramble for new execution drug

COLUMBUS, Ohio — States not only are having an increasingly difficult time getting the injectable drugs to carry out death sentences, they're also paying as much as 10 times more for the chemicals as in years past. more

Media Spin For Executed Killer Begins

Told ya (see post below this one) - here goes the media questioning whether executing a murderer with an animal drug was "cruel and unusual." Please, spare me . . .

Pentobarbital, Euthanasia Drug, Used in Oklahoma Execution: Was It Inhumane?

(CBS/AP) When the time came to execute John David Duty on Thursday, Oklahoma put the convicted killer down like a dog. That is, they gave him pentobarbital, a sedative used to euthanize pets. more

Animal Drug Used For Execution: So What?

The media are trying to make something out of the fact that a murderer was executed using Phenobarbital, usually used in animal euthanasia, because the usual execution drugs were in short supply. Let’s remember that the pro-deathers often assert that we should allow assisted suicide and euthanasia because it’s as compassionate as how we euthanize animals. Also, remember that Mexico does quite a trade in selling this very same drug to people who want to die but can’t get Phenobarbital legally in their home country.

Oklahoma uses animal euthanasia drug in execution

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma put to death a man on Thursday convicted of strangling his prison cellmate, using for the first time in a U.S. execution a drug often used to euthanize animals. more