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Thursday, Nov 11, 2004

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Suicide pill

Sydney: The controversial Australian euthanasia advocate, Philip Nitschke, has announced plans for a suicide pill which could be manufactured at home from easily available ingredients. The proposed ``peaceful pill'' would consist of a small dose of liquid barbiturates which could be kept until its owner wanted to take his or her life. A group of 30 persons in their 70s will meet at an undisclosed location in rural Australia early next year to manufacture 300 grams of the barbiturate. This will then be divided into 30 10g doses which the individuals will take home with them — perhaps for use at a later date. The participants also plan to publish a handbook to help other groups follow their lead. Barbiturates are no longer sold in Australia but there is no law that prevents their manufacture. —

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