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  1. The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and has been referred to as a " suicide pod ") is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".
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    But Sarco pods — short for sarcophagus — allow a person to control their death inside the pod by quickly reducing internal oxygen levels. The person intending to end their life is required to answer a set of pre-recorded questions, then press a button that floods the interior with nitrogen.
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    A portable capsule designed for use in assisted suicide has been authorized by Switzerland's medical review board and could be available within the year, according to a local Swiss news outlet. The suicide pod known as the "Sarco" is made with 3D-printing technology by the company Exit International.
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    A 3D-printed euthanasia device that will assist users to kill themselves was displayed for the first time on Saturday (April 14) during a funeral fair in Amsterdam. Dubbed 'Sarco,' short for sarcophagus, the model was revealed alongside a virtual reality (VR) demonstration which let attendees experience the pod in action.
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    Dubbed the Sarco, the design forces people to re-examine the culturally weighty topic of assisted suicide. Its sleek, podlike design invokes not the grave or a hospital death bed, but a sci-fi escape capsule or a cryonic suspension chamber.

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    Sarco pod - Wikipedia

    The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and has been referred to as a "suicide pod" ) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for … See more

    The Sarco is an expansion of the hypoxic death provided by a suicide bag. Many people will not consider euthanasia by suicide bag for aesthetic reasons, or may feel claustrophobic … See more

    Access to the Sarco will be controlled by an online test to gauge mental fitness. If applicants pass, they receive an access code to a Sarco … See more

    Thaddeus Pope, a bioethicist at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, said the debate over Sarco may result in a new way of approaching … See more

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    The design of the device was a collaboration between Nitschke and Dutch industrial designer Alexander Bannink.
    Sarco is 3D-printed in sections measuring 1,000 by 500 by 500 … See more

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    Dec 8, 2021 · The Sarco suicide pod aims to take assisted dying out of doctors' hands with AI and 3D printing. The Sarco pod is legal to use in Switzerland, where assisted suicide is permitted by law ...

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