Australian right-to-die advocate Dr Philip Nitschke plans to hold two euthanasia workshops in New Zealand in August after the government decided not to pursue legal action against him.

The New Zealand government last week decided not to prosecute Nitschke over a Medical Council complaint he was practising medicine illegally by holding such workshops.

The Darwin-based activist, who is not registered as a medical practitioner in New Zealand, provoked the complaint by holding three gatherings earlier this year.

Nitschke claims the workshops "give rational adults material that enables them to feel that they are in control of their lives and deaths, and that this is no more 'practising medicine' than advising people how they should adopt a healthy diet." [Read full article here.]

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