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A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help terminally ill people die by voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide without prolonged pain .
The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and has been referred to as a "suicide pod") is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation.
Dec 9, 2021 · Maker of suicide pod plans to launch in Switzerland. The company behind a 3D-printed pod which can help carry out assisted suicide has said it is confident it could be used in Switzerland as...
Dec 9, 2021 · The creator of a machine for assisted suicide says he will soon begin trials in Switzerland, while some observers continue to have concerns.
Dec 6, 2021 · "Sarco" machines — 3D-printed capsules designed for use in assisted suicide — have passed a legal review and can now operate in Switzerland, Swiss Info reported.
Aug 14, 2022 · The Idea. The concept of a capsule that could produce a rapid decrease in oxygen level, while maintaining a low CO2 level, (the conditions for a peaceful, even euphoric death) was the brief behind the Sarco. When Exit was approached in 2012 for a technological solution for a UK man with Locked-in Syndrome, it was the Sarco that emerged.
Oct 13, 2022 · Sealed inside the machine, a person who has chosen to die must answer three questions: Who are you? Where are you? And do you know what will happen when you press that button?