Switzerland regulator conducted a legal expertise and legalized the use of a capsule for SARCO suicide, sends SwissInfo.
It is noted that the capsule is created on the 3D printer and is designed for voluntary euthanasia. According to the developers, a person himself can intensify the process of his own death. The device is quite mobile, so it can be delivered to any room. Wishing to reduce scores with life voluntarily falls inside the capsule. He is asked a number of psychological issues, and then the patient presses the button independently and activates the device action.
After that, the inner space of the capsule is filled with nitrogen, and the oxygen concentration is quickly reduced from 21 to 1%. In such conditions, a person feels a little disoriented and can feel the lightweight euphoria before he loses consciousness. Death occurs due to lack of oxygen and carbon dioxide for 30 seconds.
It is noted that about 1300 Swiss services took advantage of assisted suicide in 2020. To date, patients who agree on euthanasia are injected with sodium pentobarbital solution. After taking the drug, a person falls asleep for two to five minutes, then flows into a deep one, soon death comes. Sarco offers another approach to voluntary departure from life without using controlled substances.