Zurich: Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday. Police in the northern canton of Schaffhausen bordering Germany said the so-called “Sarco” capsule had been deployed in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen on Monday....
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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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‘Can’t Imagine A More Beautiful Way To Die’: Switzerland To Launch Portable Suicide Capsule Soon
Sarco capsule enables hypoxia death without medical supervision. Photo : AFP Zurich: 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 Wednesday. The space-age-looking Sarco capsule first unveiled in 2019 replaces the oxygen inside...
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“Press Button To Die”: Switzerland To Soon Use Portable Suicide Pods
The space-age-looking Sarco capsule replaces the oxygen inside it with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia Zurich, Switzerland: 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...