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The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos, and sometimes referred to as a "suicide pod" [1]) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".
A secluded forest near Merishausen, Switzerland, ... 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest has led to multiple arrests after she became the first person to use the “Sarco” pod, a high-tech ...
Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Sarco would contain a touchpad and nitrogen, and once an activation code is entered, "the person is again asked if they wish to die". [16] An affirmative answer causes nitrogen to flow into the capsule, displacing oxygen, and death follows shortly thereafter. The Sarco machine cannot be printed on small 3D printers.
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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, ...
Exit International developed a suicide capsule called Sarco, which was used the first time in 2024 in Switzerland. [10] On September 30, 2024 Exit International's Haarlem offices were raided by Dutch police, in connection with an investigation by Swiss authorities after Nitschke's Sarco Pod was used for the first time. [11]
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