Switzerland approved the death machine

Switzerland approved the death machine

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Category : International Published on: December 08 2021

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  • Switzerland has legalized the use of coffin-shaped death machines for euthanasia seekers.
  • People will be able to die painlessly in 1 minute with the help of this machine.
  • This machine is also referred to as a suicide machine. ‘Sarco’ is the name given to this machine.
  • Dr. Philipp Nitschke, a director of Exit International, invented the Sarco 'Suicide Machine,' which is known as 'Dr. Death.'

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About death machine SARCO

  • The Sarco device (or Pegasos) is a euthanasia device or machine that consists of a detachable 3D-printed capsule (or coffin) set on a platform that carries a canister of liquid nitrogen to commit suicide via inert gas asphyxiation.
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