Switzerland has legalized a ‘suicide machine’, called sarco, which allows users to be killed relatively without pain by inducing hypoxia and hypopnia (the state of inadequate oxygen supply at the tissue level and reduces carbon dioxide in the blood that leads to death). In the shape of a coffin, the euthanasia device allows its occupancy to bring the oxygen level into the glass capsule to a critical level with just the blink of an eye, according to an independent report that cites the creators of the machine.
According to the publication, the whole process takes less than one minute and allows the person to die “relatively peacefully and painless”. It is the last example of advances in euthanasia machines, which are devices specifically designed to allow a person to die quickly with minimal pain in countries where voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide is legal.
Although there is an ongoing debate on the ethics of euthanasia and the use of such devices, there are countries that have legalized voluntary death taking into account patients with terminal illnesses that can be recommended for them by a doctor or the person who can be Want to die. In Switzerland, for example, assisted suicide is legal and was reported that approximately 1,300 people have used the services of euthanasia organizations, such as dignitas and departure, last year. However, both organizations use ingestible liquid bargual drugs to induce a deep comma, followed by death.
The Sarco Suicide Machine was invented by Dr. Philip Nitschke, doubled ‘Dr. Death’, and it is short for “sarcophagus”. Faithful to the name of him, the device literally serves as a tomb for his occupant, since the biodegradable capsule can be separated from the base of the machine to serve as a coffin.
The device faced a heavy criticism, specifically due to its nature in which nitrogen flows towards the capsule, displacing oxygen, leading to death. While some have drawn comparisons with a “gas chamber”, others have traversed their futuristic design, noting that “glorifies” suicide.
However, with the sarco machine that passes the legal scrutiny in Switzerland, it is likely that its creators will put it and ready for operation in the country next year, according to reports.
