A suicide pod dubbed the \u201cTesla of euthanasia\u201d will be used for the first time next week.<\/p>\n
Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, was unveiled at the Venice Design Festival in 2019 and reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button, reported Metro.<\/p>\n
It works by flooding the chamber with nitrogen, which reduces oxygen levels so fast that the person inside loses consciousness within the first minute. The person will then have a \u201cpeaceful, even euphoric\u201d death within 10 minutes, according to the company site.<\/p>\n
The futuristic-looking contraption developed by a pro-euthanasia group is meant to reduce a person\u2019s dependence on doctors and suicide assistance organizations and give an alternative option to the existing legal methods.<\/p>\n
Voluntary assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, according to Metro; however, Article 115 of the Swiss Criminal Code<\/em> states that assisting suicide is a crime done for \u201cselfish\u201d reasons.<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever, from selfish motives, induces another person to commit suicide or aids him in it, shall be confined in the penitentiary for not over five years, or in the prison, provided that the suicide has either been completed or attempted,\u201d the code says.<\/p>\n Authorities have suggested that the device should be banned and anyone using it to assist in someone else\u2019s death could face jail time.<\/p>\n A letter from Public Prosecutor Peter Sticher obtained by Swiss newspaper Blick noted that there could be \u201cserious consequences\u201d for operators of the machine.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no reliable information about the method of killing,\u201d Sticher told the outlet. \u201c[It is] completely unclear who has control over which mechanical process during the dying process.\u201d<\/p>\n The pods are activated by a button, blink, gesture or voice control. For those who cannot vocally communicate due to severe illness or mobility issues, the pod can be activated through eye movement.<\/p>\n In order for the process to start, the individual is required to state their name, where they are and confirm that they\u2019re aware of what will happen once the nitrogen begins to flow.<\/p>\n The person also can choose a transparent pod window to see outside as the nitrogen flows.<\/p>\n The euthanasia process is filmed, and that footage is handed over to a coroner.<\/p>\n Sarco claims to offer a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button.<\/p>\n Sarco, short for sarcophagus, doubles as a coffin and is made of biodegradable materials.<\/p>\n The pod\u2019s inventor and founder of Exit International, Philip Nitschke, 76 \u2014 who has been nicknamed \u201cDr. Death\u201d \u2014 is being accused of trying to \u201cglamorize\u201d the act of ending one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n He previously shared that the pod can be transported anywhere in the world: \u201cIt can be in an idyllic outdoor setting or on the premises of an assisted-suicide organization, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A suicide pod dubbed the \u201cTesla of euthanasia\u201d will be used for the first time next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thelastresort.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/New-York-Post-Sarco-1024x655.png\")
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