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Many months later – having taken off overseas to see if their warnings held true, and spoken to experts worldwide – I sat down with HOPE’s founder and director, Paul Russell, to talk through what I’d learned.
* HOPE director Paul Russell has pointed out that he did not invite Andrew Denton to attend a HOPE symposium in May 2015 but rather that he agreed for Andrew to attend. We are happy to correct the record.
'I think what concerns me most is the stuff that you almost can't prove, you know.'Paul Russell, founder and director, HOPE: preventing euthanasia & assisted suicide
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Know more
- Editorial: 'Final certainty' – Economist, 27 June 2015 (source)
- Opinion: 'The tide is turning in Australia's euthanasia debate', by Peter Singer – Age, 2 March 2016
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- Paul Russell
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