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Switzerland's First Assisted Death Capsule Abandoned...371 pre-application

2024.10.08 PM 05:11
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The Associated Press recently reported that the "Help Death Capsule" project, which was used in Switzerland for the first time without government approval and arrested by those involved, has been temporarily suspended.The euthanasia advocacy group, which introduced a death capsule called


Sarco', said it made the decision after an investigation into alleged crimes by Swiss authorities.

By the end of last month, 371 people had applied to use "Sarco," the group said.

Earlier, Swiss police arrested several people involved for aiding and inciting them to take their lives in a way that was not set by law and put them on trial.

Sarco' is a capsule large enough for one person to lie down, and when you close the door and press the button, nitrogen is released and you die within five minutes.

Switzerland is a country that allows assisted deaths, but has not approved the sale and use of "sarco" because it does not meet safety or chemical-related legal requirements.

On the 23rd of last month, an American woman in her 60s killed herself using a "sarco" in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.




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