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Australia bans doctor who advised patients on how to die

SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Prominent Australian right-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke on Thursday vowed to continue giving advice on how to end life after the Australian Medical Board used emergency powers to suspend him.

Nitschke, who has campaigned on assisted suicide issues for more than a decade, was banned in a late night sitting of the board on Wednesday.

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