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January 8, 2022
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule
Israel National News, Shimon Cohen
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow weighs in on the ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule. The 3D printed ‘Sarco’ suicide capsule was developed by Australian company Exit International in 2017, and had two prototypes available across Europe. A third prototype is currently being produced in the Netherlands. It has now passed legal review in Switzerland and will be permitted for […]
December 16, 2021
A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate
A 3-D Printed Pod Inflames the Assisted Suicide Debate The pod, known as Sarco, was conceived as a way for people to end their lives without involving a doctor. A plan to introduce it in Switzerland has raised alarm even among right-to-die advocates. For years, a sleek, pod-shaped suicide machine called Sarco has been a […]
December 11, 2021
Sarco aims to take assisted dying out of doctors’ hands
A 3D-printed “suicide capsule” Sarco aims to take assisted dying out of doctors’ hands with AI & 3D printing reports Euronews Next. Sarco has passed a legal review in Switzerland, potentially clearing the way for the technology to be put into use in the country’s legal assisted suicide clinics. The Sarco capsule’s creator, Dr. Philip […]
December 4, 2021
Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland
According to Swiss law experts, the Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland. A 3D-printed capsule, destined for use in assisted suicide, may legally be operated in Switzerland, according to advice obtained by Exit International, the organisation that developed the ‘Sarco’ machine. Some 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2020 using […]
November 7, 2021
Convicted euthanasia advocate Susan Austen ‘thrilled’
She’s got four grandchildren with a fifth on the way, a loving husband, and a conviction for importing lethal drugs – Suzy Austen is a little different to your typical grandmother but as a convicted euthanasia advocate Susan Austen ‘thrilled’ by End of Life Choice Bill The 70-year-old Lower Hutt woman has spent the last […]
November 6, 2021
Portugal’s parliament approves revised bill
Euronews reports that Portugal’s parliament approves revised bill legalising euthanasia for terminally ill and seriously injured people. The legislation still requires the signature of Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to become law, and he is known to have deep reservations. If he signs the second version of the bill, Portugal would become one of […]
