New Delhi: Switzerland has legalised a coffin-shaped capsule called Sarco which is reported to give a relatively painless and peaceful death within one minute. The death occurs by inducing hypoxia and hypocapnia that is a state where the oxygen is reduced to an inadequate level at the tissues and carbon dioxide is reduced in the blood.<\/p>\n
According to a report by the Independent UK, the euthanasia device can be operated from inside to bring the oxygen level down to a critical point in just the blink of an eye. This can be helpful for people who suffer from locked-in syndrome (A situation where the person is aware but cannot move or verbally communicate due to complete paralysis of almost all of the voluntary muscles except for vertical eye movements and blinking).<\/p>\n
Reportedly, the suicide machine is taken to a preferred location of the user. Later, the biodegradable capsule is detached from the bottom to serve as a coffin.<\/p>\n
Sarco, the \u2018suicide machine\u2019 is invented by Dr Philip Nitschke, who is being popularly called \u2018Dr Death\u2019, and is short for \u201csarcophagus.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Switzerland, assisted suicide is legalised and approximately 1,300 people have opted for the services of euthanasia organisations such as Dignitas and Exit, last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarring any unforeseen difficulties, we hope to be ready to make Sarco available for use in Switzerland next year. It\u2019s been a very expensive project so far but we think we\u2019re pretty close to implementation now,\u201d Dr Philip Nitschke said.<\/p>\n
However, the device has faced severe criticism especially because of nitrogen inflow into the capsule, displacing the oxygen, leading to death. Some have compared the capsule to a \u201cgas chamber\u201d while some have claimed that it \u201cglorifies\u201d suicide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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