The ''Sarco'' capsule, which has never been used before, is presumably designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.

I joined SWI swissinfo.ch after 15 years at a local newspaper in Zurich. The first suicide in the Sarco capsule took place last September in a forest in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen ...

The Sarco capsule is purple because it is “the color of dignity,” The Last Resort states on its website. Authorities in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen arrested a group of people Tuesday in ...

The woman, reportedly from the U.S. Midwest, died Monday near the German border inside a “Sarco” capsule, a 3D-printed device developed by the Netherlands-based assisted suicide group Exit ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. This photograph shows a view of the Sarco assisted suicide capsule, during a press ...

Similar practices existed in Norway and Scotland. This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 The first death to come about using the Sarco capsule has reignited debate on whether assisted dying ...

They have registered with “The Last Resort,” a Swiss organization that offers assisted dying through the Sarco pod — a capsule-like device that allows patients to initiate a peaceful ...

Afterwards, there were arrests and the incident is heavily debated. Benjamin Kanthak and Barbara Barkhausen are discussing what is behind the development of the Sarco Capsule.

As the conversation around euthanasia grows louder, we must critically engage with its implications for dignity, mental ...