Dr. Death

Outrage as controversial medic Dr Death plans to take his 'easy to use' euthanasia machine to the Edinburgh Fringe for people to try out.

Euthanasia is a much-debated ethical dilemma. Doctors who practice using euthanasia have taken a lot of scrutiny, which leads me to the controversial article I am going to elaborate on. A controversial assisted dying activist dubbed 'Dr Death' will 'gas' people at the Edinburgh Fringe festival using his own euthanasia machine. Dr Philip Nitschke will ask his audience - some of whom may be terminally ill - to try his 'Destiny' machine to show them 'a peaceful and reliable means of death'. Last month Metropolitan Police questioned Dr Nitschke under caution amid concerns about the show's content. He was eventually cleared to perform at the Fringe throughout August, with officers concluding his show would not encourage suicide, which is a crime in Britain. This article was very alarming to me. On what grounds is this ethical to publicly advertise a machine that could potentially malfunction?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3170511/Controversial-medic-Dr-Death-taking-easy-use-euthanasia-machine-tour-Edinburgh-Fringe-people-try-out.html#ixzz3ggKNuLHS