Switzerland to Launch First Portable Suicide Pod
The Sarco capsule offers a method of assisted dying without medical supervision, raising legal and ethical debates.
- The Sarco capsule replaces oxygen with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia within minutes.
- Users must pass a psychiatric assessment and activate the process themselves.
- The device is designed to provide a peaceful and euphoric death, according to its creators.
- Legal and ethical questions have emerged, with some Swiss cantons opposing its use.
- The first use of the Sarco pod is expected to occur soon, but details remain confidential.