A 64-year-old American woman has died in Switzerland after using a controversial “suicide capsule” developed by an Australian doctor. The Sarco pod, which works by releasing nitrogen gas to replace oxygen, was used by the woman near a forest hut in Merihausen on Monday. Multiple arrests have been made in connection with the death, sparking an investigation into potential charges of incitement and accessory to suicide.
A number of arrests have been made after an American woman was the first person to use a" suicide capsule " made by an Australian doctor.An American woman has become the first person to use an Australian-made “ suicide capsule ”, sparking multiple arrests in northern Switzerland where she is said to have died under a canopy of trees.
The 3D-printed capsule, which cost more than AUD$1.5 million, is operated without medical supervision, with the person simply pressing a button on the inside. While euthanasia is prohibited in Switzerland, assisted dying has been legal in the country since the early 1940s. The company said the woman had suffered from"severe immune compromise", and the only person present at her death was Dr Florian Willet, co-president of The Last Resort, an affiliate of Exit International.Dr Philip Nitschke, the inventor of the capsule. Picture: David Mariuz/Getty Images.
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