Nancy Crick

Nancy Crick (1932 – 21 May 2002) was an Australian woman who committed suicide by drinking a solution of Nembutal, while surrounded by 21 voluntary euthanasia supporters and family.

This was because the autopsy showed that at that the time of her death, Nancy was 'cancer free' but had an inoperable bowel condition that may have been the cause of her suicide-inducing pain.

Nancy Crick committed suicide after she decided that her quality of life post-'successful' cancer surgery was unacceptable to her.

One of the reasons why so many people were present at her death was to frustrate any prosecutor who might be tempted to lay charges against the observers for assisting with her suicide.

Nancy's Friends is a network of trained volunteers who provide support and friendship to people considering their end of life decisions.

The story of her death was covered extensively in Killing Me Softly: Voluntary Euthanasia and the Road to the Peaceful Pill by P. Nitschke & F Stewart, Penguin, Sydney, 2005).