Australian “Kevorkian” Running for Office


Philip Nitschke, the “Down Under Kevorkian,” is running for political office (again). Apparently, like his American soul cousin, he can’t get enough publicity. Let’s see what his plank would be: Oh, yes: Suicide pills available for sale in super markets; assisted suicide for troubled teens, plastic bags as a medical benefit. Perhaps he should call his movement the “Peaceful Pill Party.”

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