Sarco - Suicide Pod

[AdrianH]

Didn't know about this until I read a recent news articles.

The Sarco pod, which takes its name from the word "sarcophagus", is a euthanasia device which allows users to trigger their own death by asphyxiation at the Last Resort in Switzerland. The patient lies down in the coffin-like chamber before being asked a series of questions.

After answering them, the person inside will then hear a voice through a speaker - the last thing they will ever hear. It says: “If you want to die, press this button.”

The pod then rapidly depletes itself of oxygen down to unsurvivable levels - from around 21 per cent to 1 per cent in 30 seconds. They lose consciousness and are dead around ten minutes later.

Arrests after Sarco 'suicide pod' used in Switzerland

Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.

www.bbc.co.uk

'Suicide pod' used in woman's death - Swiss police make several arrests

Police were alerted that an assisted suicide involving a Sarco suicide capsule - which injects nitrogen gas into a sealed chamber - took place in northern Switzerland.

news.sky.com