{"id":3464,"date":"2024-07-29T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=3464"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:08:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:08:14","slug":"first-person-set-to-use-suicide-pod-this-month-heres-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=3464","title":{"rendered":"First Person Set To Use \u2018Suicide Pod\u2019 This Month. Here\u2019s How It Works."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Suicide is a common issue worldwide. However, those suffering from a terminal illness, and low quality of life, have been given the option of assisted suicide in certain places. Now, Switzerland is set to go one step further, introducing the suicide pod, and it won\u2019t require \u201cmedical supervision.\u201dThe Suicide Pod Creator
Philip Nitschke is a 76-year-old Swiss and the founder of Exit International. He\u2019s notorious for \u201cattempting to glamourize suicides.\u201d However, he has a different perspective. The inventor of the suicide pod made something powerful that, if used correctly, could save resources and aid those without hope into a peaceful passing. However, little is known about death, and as such, \u201cThere is no reliable information about the method of killing, completely unclear who has control over which mechanical process during the dying process,\u201d according to Philip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Suicide Pod Operates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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He explained how the suicide pod works, although there isn\u2019t much known about the process. He shares that once the person is inside the suicide pod, there\u2019s a voice that says, \u201cIf you want to die press this button\u201d. After the button is pushed the oxygen levels in the suicide pod drop, going from 21% to 0.05% in 30 seconds. In place of oxygen, the suicide pod is filled with nitrogen. \u201cThey will then stay in that state of unconsciousness for \u2026 around about five minutes before death will take place,\u201d the suicide pod creator said. \u201cOnce you press that button, there\u2019s no way of going back.\u201dInterestingly, a button isn\u2019t the only way to activate the suicide pod. It can also be activated by a gesture, voice control, or eye movement, a feature that\u2019s helpful for people with mobility issues or the inability to speak. The suicide pod, Sarco, is 3D-printed and was first unveiled in 2017 at the Nu-Tech Conference in Toronto, with a design that \u201csuggests travel to a \u201cnew destination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controversial Suicide Pod<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Many in Switzerland have called for a ban on the suicide pod, referring to Article 115 of the Swiss Criminal Code.\u201cWhoever, from selfish motives, induces another person to commit suicide or aids him in it, shall be confined in the penitentiary for not over five years, or in the prison, provided that the suicide has either been completed or attempted,\u201d the code says. Meanwhile, a public prosecutor has \u201cwarned\u201d about \u201cserious consequences\u201d to those who operate the suicide pods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n