Tesla of euthanasia: Switzerland to use first suicide pod for assisted dying

Switzerland will “soon” use its first portable suicide pod that offers a painless death without the requirement of medical supervision, an assisted dying group said.

Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, was first unveiled in 2019 for assisted suicide in Switzerland.

It works by filling its chamber with nitrogen, which reduces oxygen levels rapidly once a button is activated from inside.

The process would allow the person to lose consciousness and die in approximately 10 minutes.

The suicide pod is dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia”.

The suicide pod developed by a pro-euthanasia group is meant to reduce a person’s dependence on doctors and suicide assistance organizations and give an alternative option to the existing legal methods.

Assisted suicide has been legal in Switzerland since the 1940s, if performed by someone with no direct interest in the death.