A 64-year-old American woman died inside a suicide capsule called Sarco at a Swiss woodland retreat. Police arrested several individuals involved in the incident, as the use of the capsule is considered illegal in Switzerland.
The Sarco pod at the location where it was allegedly used by a 64-year-old American woman on Sept 23, 2024.
The portable human-sized pod, self-operated by a button inside, has raised a host of legal and ethical questions in Switzerland. Active euthanasia is banned in the country, but assisted dying has been legal for decades. The Last Resort, an assisted dying organisation, presented the Sarco pod in Zurich in July, saying they expected it to be used for the first time within months, and saw no legal obstacle to its use in Switzerland.
The cantonal public prosecutor’s office “has opened criminal proceedings against several people for inducement and aiding and abetting suicide... and several people have been placed in police custody”, a police statement said. In July, Mr Nitschke explained that once the button is pressed, the amount of oxygen in the air plummets from 21 per cent to 0.05 per cent in less than 30 seconds.Mr Nitschke’s Exit International organisation, which owns the Sarco, is a non-profit group funded by donations. The only cost for the user is 18 Swiss francs for the nitrogen.
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