Death in a Capsule: Swiss Authorities Crack Down on Assisted Suicide Device

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An ‘assisted death device’ which kills a person within 5 minutes by entering a capsule and pressing a button has been used for the first time in Switzerland.

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yes The so-called ‘assisted death capsule’, which helps patients die using their own medication, was used for the first time in Switzerland amid controversy over its breach of existing law.

Authorities arrested those involved and began an investigation.

A man lies in a capsule big enough for one person to lie down.

This is ‘Sarco’, a capsule device that helps with assisted dying.

On the 23rd, local time, an American woman in her 60s died after using this capsule in a forest cabin in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

When Sarco closes the device and presses the button, nitrogen is released and causes death within 5 minutes.

Developed in the Netherlands five years ago, a product unveiling event took place in Switzerland last July.

Even in Switzerland, which allows assisted dying, it does not approve the sale or use of Sarco because it is considered to be against current law.

After receiving information about the unauthorized use of Sarco, the police rushed to the scene and arrested those involved in the use of Sarco.

Swiss prosecutors are bringing criminal proceedings against them on charges of aiding and abetting suicide.

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