Dr. Death Euthanasia Play to Go Ahead at Edinburgh Fringe after Closure Threat

August 7, 2015

(The Guardian) – A controversial Edinburgh fringe comedy by euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke, which explores ways to skirt around laws on assisted suicide, is to go ahead after being threatened with closure over safety concerns. The show, titled Dicing with Dr Death, sees Nitschke – nicknamed Dr Death – “teaching the funny side of the right-to-die debate” to Edinburgh audiences, as well as offering demonstrations of his Destiny euthanasia machine.