Sarco, suicide pod and Switzerland
Sarco ‘suicide pod’ gave chilling command before American woman took her own life
The American woman who became the first person to take her own life in the new “suicide pod” in Switzerland was given a chilling command by the morbid machine before she took her last
What is Sarco, a suicide pod under legal scrutiny in Switzerland after US woman’s death
Why is Switzerland a popular destination for 'death tourism'? What is the case of the US woman's 'assisted dying', and how is that different from euthanasia?
Does woman’s death in Sarco suicide pod violate Switzerland’s laws on assisted dying?
Swiss authorities have arrested four people after a woman ended her life using a Sarco suicide pod, a first for the world. This case has put a spotlight on Switzerland’s laws on assisted dying. But what do they say?
Sarco suicide pod used for first time as arrests made after woman 'dies under the trees'
A 64-year-old American woman is believed to have become the first person to die in the device which allows the occupant to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber
US woman dies in first use of ‘Sarco suicide pod’
An American woman has become the first person to die through the use of a “Sarco suicide pod”. Two people were arrested on charges of assisting her to use the unapproved, Dutch-made device, Swiss police said on Monday.
American woman's death in suicide capsule leads to arrests in Switzerland
The death of an American woman in an assisted suicide capsule has led to criminal proceedings being launched against several people in Switzerland.
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.
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The ‘Suicide Pod’ Claims Its First Victim, Delighting Its Inventor
“Intentional euthanasia, whatever its forms or motives, is murder,” reads the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “It is ...
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Illegal Sarco capsule use in Swiss forest prompts multiple arrests
In Switzerland, several individuals have been detained in connection with a suicide carried out using a Sarco capsule. The ...
How does a Sarco suicide pod work? Does someone die in just 5 minutes after pressing a button?
The Sarco suicide capsule is supposed to provide a peaceful death via asphyxia with nitrogen gas. The first user, an American ...
Sarco Suicide pod user 'almost immediately pressed death button' and died in 5 mins
The first person to use the Sarco suicide pod "lost consciousness within two minutes", its creator Dr Philip Nitschke said.
Suicide advocates boast over apparent use of Sarco suicide capsule on US citizen in Switzerland
Police in Switzerland are investigating the alleged use of a suicide capsule to kill multiple people, including a 64-year-old ...
Sarco Suicide Pod: How The Controversial Capsule Functions
A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in Switzerland.
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Sarco capsule use sparks legal battle in Switzerland
In Switzerland, several individuals have been detained in connection with a suicide carried out using a Sarco capsule. The ...
It’s not humane to make suicide easy
Sanitizing suicide doesn't make it better. Simplifying the worst human impulses only moves society in the wrong direction.