Euthanasia on a Budget

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Britons flock to Mexico for euthanasia drug Britons are among hundreds of terminally ill people flocking to Mexico to buy a cheap, widely available euthanasia drug which is illegal in most countries. The lax controls on the drug's distribution has helped to make Mexico a macabre destination for euthanasia "tourists". At least 200 terminally ill people from Britain, Australia, the United States and New Zealand have visited Mexico in recent years to buy nembutal, a barbiturate usually used to put down animals. Exit International, an Australian pro-euthanasia group, said the drug was "widely, cheaply and legally available". Dr Phillip Nitschke, an Australian euthanasia advocate nicknamed Dr Death, has travelled to Mexico to advise Australians and New Zealanders about buying the drug. "They need to have access to the best information. You don't just swan into Mexico City or Tijuana and ask about nembutal," he told an Australian newspaper.