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Dying made easier? Switzerland prepares for use of portable suicide pods

Dying made easier? Switzerland prepares for use of portable suicide pods

Portable suicide pod Sarco Capsule (Source/Thelastresort.ch) 3 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 1:39 PM IST A group advocating for assisted dying has announced that a portable suicide pod could be used in Switzerland for the first time within a few months, allowing individuals to end their lives without medical supervision,...

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First suicide pod to be used ‘soon’ in Switzerland, assisted dying group says

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

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....