A 64-year-old American woman traveled to Switzerland and died using the Sarco assisted suicide capsule. The procedure was conducted by Swiss organization 'The Last Resort'. Multiple people were detained on suspicion of 'incitement and aiding and abetting suicide'.
This photograph shows a view of the Sarco assisted suicide capsule, during a press conference organised by the"Last Resort", a Swiss human rights non-profit association focused on assisted suicide , in Zurich on July 17, 2024.Multiple people were detained and a criminal case has been opened in northern Switzerland after a person died by assisted suicide Monday, according to police in the town of Schaffhausen.
This photograph shows a view of the Sarco assisted suicide capsule, during a press conference organised by the"Last Resort", a Swiss human rights non-profit association focused on assisted suicide, in Zurich on July 17, 2024.Prior to her death, a psychiatrist examined the woman and confirmed she was competent to undergo the procedure, according to de Volkskrant.
After the prosecutor's office was informed of the assisted suicide by a law firm, law enforcement officials responded to the scene, where they recovered the capsule and took the deceased woman in for an autopsy, police said.
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