Advocates hold suicide fair
November 05, 2005

SAMPLE bags that doubled as suicide devices, mugs emblazoned with "I'd rather die like a dog" and a video showing a group of elderly Australians making a deadly pill were on show at a right-to-die conference, which opened in Brisbane today.

Today was the first day of Exit International's Peaceful Pill Conference, hosted by euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke.

A group of mostly elderly pro-euthanasia protesters drew attention at a publicity stunt yesterday when they were turned away from a Queensland police station after trying to apply for gun licences.
"The funny thing is, people who believe strongly in euthanasia actually love to live," said Carmel Margenburg, a visitor to the two-day conference being held at Brisbane's Convention and Exhibition Centre. Story