Sarco Q&A with leaders of The Last Resort

[MBG]

https://www.thelastresort.ch/suicide-capsule-controversy-now-the-sarco-leaders-are-talking/

They say they've got a waiting list of ~300 people. No specifics on when Sarco will get its maiden use.

 

[MBG]

From the article:

What procedure is used to decide who is allowed to die first?

Stewart: As with all other organisations, the paperwork is crucial….

You have to write a life story, you have to actively ask for help for an assisted or accompanied suicide. You have to give your medical details. You need a living will that has been certified and notarised in the country where you live. You will also need a psychiatric or mental health certificate.

This is because under Swiss law you must be mentally capable of making the decision. The same criteria apply to The Last Resort as to all other organisations.

 

[ThisIsMe1357]

If the organisation does not have any financial benefit from the use of the device and if they record and are able to prove that the person themselves are responsible for committing the final act, then how exactly will that be different from all the other organisations and the other processes used in Switzerland on a daily basis?

This would just be an equivalent of a different process, using Sarco instead of using pentobarbital, and paying for paperwork or paying expenses related to the funeral would be exactly the same.

I simply cannot understand how, if Dignitas can operate the way they do, any prosecutor would be able to successfully endanger anything related to Sarco. Switzerland seems to be a truly free country with a rule of law, so I predict a success for the use of the device in the end.

 

[MBG]

If the organisation does not have any financial benefit from the use of the device and if they record and are able to prove that the person themselves are responsible for committing the final act, then how exactly will that be different from all the other organisations and the other processes used in Switzerland on a daily basis?

This would just be an equivalent of a different process, using Sarco instead of using pentobarbital, and paying for paperwork or paying expenses related to the funeral would be exactly the same.

I simply cannot understand how, if Dignitas can operate the way they do, any prosecutor would be able to successfully endanger anything related to Sarco. Switzerland seems to be a truly free country with a rule of law, so I predict a success for the use of the device in the end.

As you said, the other Swiss Option orgs use other methods (poison either orally or IV). A licensed doctor must provide the prescription for the drug. While Swiss law does not require the patient have a terminal disease and imminent death, Swiss medical licensing organizations do. Sarco, by not using a prescription drug does not require the involvement of a medical doctor and the restrictions that go along with that.