EUTH's method

The Age (Melbourne, Australia) August 2, 2008 Saturday
His life in her hands
BYLINE: Fenella Souter
SECTION: GOOD WEEKEND; Pg. 18

The business with the will cast doubt over Justins' motive, but what drove Jenning? Could it be kindness? As far as anyone could find, Jenning had nothing to gain financially by Wylie's death. However, she had been an active member of
<AFF>{Exit International, the euthanasia organisation headed by Dr Phillip Nitschke. Its motto: "A peaceful death is everybody's right." Nembutal, a powerful barbiturate also known as the "peaceful pill", is a favoured Exit suicide option, for those who can get hold of it. One of Exit's projects has been to try to manufacture a similar drug for its members.
Taken the right way and in sufficient dosage, Nembutal induces rapid, painless and certain death within hours.}

<neg>It is also fearsomely bitter and can cause nausea. During a break in the trial, Nitschke, a witness as well as an interested observer, tells me people often follow it with a farewell dri.nk

<AFF>Alcohol hastens the drug's effect and helps with the taste. How fast does Nembutal knock you out? "I've never seen anyone finish their whisky."
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