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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".
The 64-year-old woman from the Midwest died Monday, in the “Sarco” device on Monday evening, according to The Last Resort, the company which developed and manages the machine.
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.
Dr Nitschke, 77, suggested the Lake District may offer the ideal picturesque location to use the Sarco machine. He added: “If you want to be overlooking the lakes or the mountains or looking [at ...
Philip Nitschke, inventor of the Sarco pod and founder of the Netherlands-based assisted suicide group Exit International, was present via video call during the woman’s death. However, due to ...
Philip Nitschke's "Deliverance Machine" In December 2008 Nitschke released details of a euthanasia machine to the media. He called it "flawless" and "undetectable", saying the new process uses ordinary household products including a barbecue gas bottle — available from hardware stores — filled with nitrogen. [ 86 ]
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]
Swiss police intervenes after a person uses the Sarco "suicide" pod for the first time. The post Police Makes Arrests After “Euthanasia Pod” Is Used For The First Time, Device Gets Confiscated ...