Sarco pod

The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and sometimes called a "suicide pod") is a kind of device or machine that a person can use for killing himself or herself. That person has to sit inside the (capsule or) pod, and push a button. That makes liquid nitrogen go from a canister, and into the air that is being breathed inside the capsule. When one minute has passed, the concentration of oxygen is too low to keep a human alive.

"Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus" (picture), a kind of coffin.

Deadly use (year 2024)
Police investigation: In September 2024, police in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen arrested several people, after a 64 year-old woman from the United States had used the machine.https://www.nrk.no/urix/fleire-tatt-av-sveitsisk-politi-etter-at-amerikansk-kvinne-doydde-i-sjolvmordskapsel-1.17056637. Retrieved 2024-09-25  Zwitserse politie pakt mensen op na dood van vrouw in 'zelfdodingscapsule’

"Florian Willet, co-president of The Last Resort [, an organisation], was [arrested], along with a Dutch journalist and two Swiss people, the spokesperson said. Willet was the only other person present when the woman ended her life", according to media.https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/24/europe/switzerland-arrests-sarco-suicide-capsule-intl-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 2024-09-26

Related pages
 Assisted suicide
 Bodily integrity
 Right to die
 Self-ownership

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