Real Pic of 'Suicide Pod' Used by US Woman To Take Own Life in Swiss Forest?
A photograph authentically shows a "suicide pod" designed for assisted suicide sitting in a Swiss forest, where it was used by a U.S. woman to take her own life.
American woman becomes first to use new ‘suicide pod,’ leading to several arrests
Several arrests were allegedly made on Monday after a 64-year-old American woman used a “suicide pod” to kill herself in northern Switzerland. The first-ever use of the Sarco pod took place “under a canopy of trees” near a woodland cabin in Merishausen,
Reported "suicide capsule" death of U.S. woman in Switzerland prompts multiple arrests, launch of criminal case
The "Sarco" capsule is designed to allow a person sitting inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.
4 Arrested In Switzerland After 1st Assisted Death Through Controversial 'Suicide Pod'
The group behind the capsule, The Last Resort, said that the deceased was an American woman, 64, who had been suffering from a severely compromised immune system.
Suicide Pod organisers describe moment woman was euthanised in capsule
The Sarco pod was created by Dr Philip Nitschke, the director of pro-euthanasia group Exit International. It is a 3D printed capsule, explicitly designed for use in assisted suicide. Those inside the pod press a button, which causes the chamber to flood with nitrogen gas, reducing oxygen levels so rapidly that the person loses consciousness.
American woman's death in suicide capsule leads to arrests in Switzerland
The death of an American woman in an assisted suicide capsule has led to criminal proceedings being launched against several people in Switzerland.
After 'Suicide Capsule' Is Used for First Time in Woman's Death, Swiss Police Arrest Multiple People
The capsule was invented by Dr. Philip Nitschke, a proponent for assisted suicide who is nicknamed “Dr. Death"
Several arrested after American woman dies in first use of controversial suicide pod
Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
Swiss Prosecutor Asks One Person Be Held Over Suicide Pod Use
A Swiss prosecutor said Thursday he had requested one person be remanded in custody after a 64-year-old US woman took her life inside a controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland this week.
American woman's 'suicide pod' death was 'peaceful': Doctor
Authorities made multiple arrests in relation to the 64-year-old woman's death in Switzerland, saying it violated the country's assisted suicide laws.
Police Make Arrests Over Woman’s ‘Suicide Pod’ Death
The so-called “Sacro capsule” was invented by Philip Nitschke, a former physician and an assisted suicide advocate who said the alleged victim “really wanted to die.”
In Switzerland, Reported Use of Suicide Capsule Inflames Debate
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Swiss Government Says Assisted Suicide Capsule Does Not Meet Safety Standards
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Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’
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American woman dies in first reported use of controversial 'suicide capsule'
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Arrests after Aussie suicide pod designed by Philip Nitschke used for first time in Switzerland
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Dr. Death's Deliverance Machine gives people control of lethal dose
Dr Philip Nitschke's earlier device from the 1990s, the Deliverance Machine, gave people control over their own lethal dose.