How do you even get approved for a SARCO Suicide Pod created by Philip Nitschke

[FireFox]

Philip Nitschke has created a 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. People have been signing up to use the device.

Rescently in Switzerland people have been arrested for helping a US citizen die using the pod. "Assisted dying is legally protected in some circumstances in Switzerland, it is strictly regulated and the Sarco pod has encountered opposition" The Swiss authorities are opposed to the device because it can be operated without medical oversight and there are concerns a person can manufacture the device themselves if they have a 3D printer and acess to poisonous gasses

Arrests after Sarco 'suicide pod' used in Switzerland

Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.

www.bbc.co.uk

How did this US citizen get help accessing a Pod.

 

[wCvML2]

On their official website of The Last Resort there is an application tab to send a request, but it'll only be considered for those over 50 like anything Exit-International related.

The Last Resort |

www.thelastresort.ch

 

[FireFox]

On their official website of The Last Resort there is an application tab to send a request, but it'll only be considered for those over 50 like anything Exit-International related.

The Last Resort |

www.thelastresort.ch

@wCvML2 over 50s what the fuck. Oh my god. What is it with Philip Nitschke and elderly people ? Does he want their pensions and life savings or something? He loves this demographic top much

 

[reallysleepy]

I think that you also have to have an illness that can't be cured and that it physically kind of destroys your life. Like a really bad cancer or that illness that makes your muscles stop working one by one.
Like, for what I've read (I'm not expert in this) if you are 50 and mentally ill it's not enough to access those assisted suicide services.

 

[J&L383]

@wCvML2 over 50s what the fuck. Oh my god. What is it with Philip Nitschke and elderly people ? Does he want their pensions and life savings or something? He loves this demographic top much

I guess you have to start somewhere?, 50 is just an arbitrary number. I do look forward to the day when age is relative.

 

[singingcrow]

I think that you also have to have an illness that can't be cured and that it physically kind of destroys your life. Like a really bad cancer or that illness that makes your muscles stop working one by one.
Like, for what I've read (I'm not expert in this) if you are 50 and mentally ill it's not enough to access those assisted suicide services.

its a shame being mentally ill doesn't qualify

 

[Forever Sleep]

I doubt we'll be seeing it on Amazon/Ebay anytime soon...

I get the impression Nitschke and Exit International are very much about keeping assisted suicude gate kept for the over 50's and terminally/chronically ill. How to be eligible? Suffer for thr next 30 odd years and then contract something debilitating.

 

[uglyugly]

It's my understanding from reading some of the Swiss requirements that an American can go there to die, but it is an expensive and long process. Maybe I am reading wrong because who knows if 1% or less of the shit we read online is the truth any more.

Well, at least I am over 50 so I suppose I'd qualify for a pod. You know what would happen? I'd go there to ctb and be so overwhelmed with the natural beauty of the Swiss alps and countryside that I'd change my mind. Talk about a wasted opportunity. Then I'd get deported back to the US, be broke and lost my chance. Figures.

 

[mashiroll]

Philip Nitschke has created a 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. People have been signing up to use the device.

Rescently in Switzerland people have been arrested for helping a US citizen die using the pod. "Assisted dying is legally protected in some circumstances in Switzerland, it is strictly regulated and the Sarco pod has encountered opposition" The Swiss authorities are opposed to the device because it can be operated without medical oversight and there are concerns a person can manufacture the device themselves if they have a 3D printer and acess to poisonous gasses

Arrests after Sarco 'suicide pod' used in Switzerland

Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.

www.bbc.co.uk

How did this US citizen get help accessing a Pod.

i think the patient already was suffering with a chronic illness. its a very long and expensive process from what i know. unless you're an elderly slowly dying with some money to throw then it seems pretty pointless to try getting a hold of

 

[Tommen Baratheon]

its a shame being mentally ill doesn't qualify

I think simply being mental ill doesn't qualify anywhere in the world. In Belgium we have euthanasia because of 'ondraaglijk pyschisch lijden' (unbearable mental suffering), but this can also be meant for people who have cancer. If you don't have a physical illness then an incurable mental disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar, ...) is required. But simply having a mental disorder isn't enough.

 

[blue]

It's my understanding from reading some of the Swiss requirements that an American can go there to die, but it is an expensive and long process. Maybe I am reading wrong because who knows if 1% or less of the shit we read online is the truth any more.

Well, at least I am over 50 so I suppose I'd qualify for a pod. You know what would happen? I'd go there to ctb and be so overwhelmed with the natural beauty of the Swiss alps and countryside that I'd change my mind. Talk about a wasted opportunity. Then I'd get deported back to the US, be broke and lost my chance. Figures.

I listened to a woman from the US explain how she was able to take her husband there to die in a podcast. He had dementia. It was a lot of work and effort to get this for him.