A man held since September over the death of a US woman inside a controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland was released from custody Monday, though he remains under suspicion.

The doctor who created the Sarco “suicide pod” has said he will bring his creation to the UK if assisted dying is made legal. Dr Philip Nitschke said he is ready to launch the pod, should ...

The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled.

The co-president of the suicide pod remains in custody five weeks after his arrest following the death of the first person to use the controversial device.

The Sarco ended the life of an American woman on September 23. The Swiss health minister questioned the suicide pod’s legality, and arrests followed.

Campaign groups behind the suicide capsule, the "Sarco" say they suspended the application process for those who want to use it.

The offices of Sarco suicide pod inventor Dr Philip Nitschke have been raided by police in the Netherlands, local media reports, days after an American woman became the first person to end her ...

The Sarco pod makes suicide easier for the person who is seeking a way out, and it is also meant to create a less devastating aftermath.

Several individuals have been detained by Swiss police after a woman used the Sarco suicide pod to end her life in Schaffhausen. This incident has led to a criminal investigation due to legal and ...

The “Sarco” suicide capsule, according to its manufacturer, allows a person inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into a sealed chamber.