A 3-D printed suicide pod has been approved for use in Switzerland and could be in operation in the country next year. Euthanasia is legal in the country. Around 1,300 people ended their lives in an assisted dying clinic last year.
Dr Philip Nitschke has developed a pod which he calls the Sarco capsule. He promises his clients a swift and peaceful death without any drugs.
According to rt.com:
His pod achieves its goal by being filled with nitrogen, thus rapidly reducing the concentration of oxygen and killing the person inside through hypoxia and hypocapnia.
The user of Sacro “will feel a little disoriented and may feel slightly euphoric before they lose consciousness,” Nitschke explained, in an interview with website SwissInfo on Saturday. He also said death is brought about in 30 seconds through this method, and that “there is no panic, no choking feeling.”
The machine is activated from the inside, and the person in the capsule can press a button “in their own time” without needing assistance, the Australian doctor said. The pod is also mobile and may be transported to any location of the patient’s choosing – be it a special assisted suicide facility or an “idyllic outdoor setting.”
How wonderful, a suicide pod that can be transported to any location. Let’s take it round the care homes and leave it lying around in case Granny wants to have a go in it. After all, she doesn’t want to be a burden on her family who are struggling to make the monthly payments to keep her in the home.
Dear God.
