Philip Haig Nitschke (/ˈnɪtʃkɪ/; born 8 August 1947) is an Australian medical doctor humanist author and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International. He campaigned successfully to have a legal euthanasia law passed in Australia’s Northern Territory and assisted four people in ending their lives before the law was overturned by the Federal government. Nitschke says he was the first doctor in the world to administer a legal voluntary lethal injection.
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1988-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1988-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1947-08-08
birth place
South Australia, Ardrossan South Australia, Australia
education
University of Sydney, Flinders University, University of Adelaide
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