A ‘suicide pod’ known as ‘The Sarco’ is seen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Pic credit: AP) Swiss police have taken several individuals into custody following the use of the controversial Sarco suicide pod to end the life of a woman. The incident occurred on Monday in a forest hut located in the northern canton of...
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US woman becomes first person to end life using ‘suicide pod,’ several arrested
A 64-year-old US woman this week became the first person to end her life using the controversial ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland. Several people were arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of inciting, and aiding and abetting suicide, reported BBC. A handout picture released by “The Last Resort” and taken on the morning of September 23, 2024...
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US woman dies in controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland
A 64-year-old US woman took her own life inside a controversial suicide capsule at a Swiss woodland retreat, with police on Tuesday saying several people had been arrested. The space-age looking Sarco capsule, which fills with nitrogen and causes death by hypoxia, was used on Monday outside a village near the German border. The portable...
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First suicide pod to be used ‘soon’ in Switzerland, assisted dying group says
An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, to provide death without medical supervision, they said on Wednesday. The space-age looking Sarco capsule first unveiled in 2019 replaces the oxygen inside of it with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia. The recently...
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First suicide pod use ‘soon’ in Switzerland: campaigners
An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision, it said Wednesday. The space-age looking Sarco capsule, first unveiled in 2019, replaces the oxygen inside it with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia. It would cost $20 to use....