Mademoiselle and the Doctor

Clip 2: Dr Philip Nitschke

2 min 29 sec

Taken from the documentary Mademoiselle and the Doctor (2004)

Original title classification MA – this clip chosen to be M

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Curator’s clip description

Seventy-nine-year-old Lisette Nigot has decided to end her own life. She consults euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke to make sure she is successful. Interviewed separately, Dr Nitschke says he is sad about her decision but understands it.

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