Australian man faces charges in assisted-suicide case

February 10, 2010

An Australian man faces criminal charges in connection with an assisted suicide. Merin Neilsen was arrested and charged with importing a controlled drug to help Frank Ward end his own life last October. The arrest comes after an investigation that included a police search of the offices of Exit International, a group that promotes assisted suicide. Dr. Phililp Nitschke, a leading Australian spokesman for the "right to die" movement, had disclosed that Ward spoke with members of Exit International shortly before his death.

 

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Further information:

• Suicide 'helper' freed on bail (Brisbane Times)
• Man faces court for aiding suicide (Courier Mail)