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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Philip Nitschke |
| Focus | Voluntary euthanasia, assisted suicide |
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| Origins | Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.) |
Area served | International |
Members | 3,500 |
Key people | Philip Nitschke, Fiona Stewart |
Employees | 5 |
| Website | exitinternational.net |
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Exit International is an international non-profit organisation advocating legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide.[1] It was previously known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Research Foundation (VERF Inc.).
Exit International was founded by Philip Nitschke in 1997 after the over-turning of the world's first Voluntary Euthanasia law—the Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) Act enacted in the Northern Territory, Australia. During the ROTI Act, Nitschke became the first physician in the world to administer a legal, lethal, voluntary injection.[2]
The organisation had 3,500 members as of 2011[update].[3] Their average age is 75.[4]
- ^ "Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Philip Nitschke". Exit International. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Dominic. "Suicide expert Philip Nitschke launches UK tour". The Times. London: News Intl. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 July 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Dutter, Barbie (21 April 2011). "Pensioners defy death drug laws". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 24 July 2011.