I'm beginning to lose respect for the man for other reasons I won't go into right now.
I never trusted him. I got the vibe that he was capitalizing off people's suffering by offering ways out via book.
Exit Int. is a not for profit, registered in The Netherlands. Funds come from donations and bequests. The Peaceful Pill Handbook is registered in the US. It is
for profit. It is owned by PN's partner, Fiona. It is funded by subscriptions. Tens of thousands of new people subscribe each year now, as it is marketed aggressively in many countries. That's $millions per year. Private money, to do what they want with.
PN is a self publicity machine. The brains and push is from Fiona. Many media groups who have covered their various stunts report back about really atrocious, mercenary behavior when the cameras are off. They are not liked, particularly in their own country. The Aussies treat him like a bad joke. This annoys him, and every now and then he makes a lame, bleating complaint about it.
On the Exit forum, they recently had the begging bowl out to members to buy N from "Patrick" a "promising new lead". They wanted members to pay out the big bucks, get it tested, then send them the information. If it had turned out to be good, then the contact would have been whipped into an update of the PPeH, then onsold to new and repeat customers with the big drawcard of a new verified supplier, in the EU. They haven't bothered to update the thread definitively, after Patrick was outed on THIS forum, not theirs, as a scam.
SN is nothing more than a marketing exercise, cashing in on all the publicity from The Netherlands a year ago. It is NOT a peaceful way to go. It's just bullshit. Not that SN is necessarily an agonizing death, but there is no real evidence that it is even close to "peaceful".
In Australia, 20 years ago, PN did ground breaking work with new VE legislation. He was a fucking hero. In the last decade though, he has become angry and bitter. He is no longer a hero, and rubbishes any hard fought for legislative change with VE because legislation needs controls in place to stop abuse.
Now he is a borderline psychopath, and I don't say that flippantly. He and his inner team swan around the world, living it up in the best hotels, making money. He surrounds himself with sycophants, like a cult leader with mindless followers. His FB page is full of them, zombies liking every stupid post, praising and fucking worshipping him. It's just woeful.
You can join his FB page. Ask to be friended. Then you can get his attention if you want to ask a question. Post a reply to any of his frequent updates. If you don't get noticed, say something reasonable, but slightly negative. He will reply, or he will delete your question very quickly.
Btw, I was a supporter of PN years ago. I have been on his forum for years, quietly, as I mentioned when I first joined here. There are other Exit forum members who both post and/or lurk here. He went seriously off the rails about 7 years ago, when he was being pursued for his irresponsible behavior with young and vulnerable people on the forum. He was kicked out of his profession by the medical board of that country, and chased by the Feds in several countries, but managed to stay out of reach.
He is bad news. Anyone that is slightly suspicious of him is definitely on the right track.
