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A 3D-printed capsule is set to “revolutionize” assisted suicide. It may be legally (hợp pháp) operated in Switzerland. This is according to an expert opinion obtained by Exit International – the organization that developed the “Sarco” machine – and was first reported by Swiss Info.

In 2020, around 1300 people died in Switzerland through euthanasia (sự làm cho người mắc bệnh nan y chết một cách nhẹ nhàng và không đau đớn; sự làm chết không đau đớn) They were cared for by the two largest euthanasia organizations in the country: Exit (no connection to Exit International) and Dignitas. The current common method is the ingestion (tiêm) of liquid sodium pentobarbital. After taking the drug, the person falls asleep within two to five minutes before slipping into a deep coma and dying soon after.

The capsule called “Sarco” offers a different approach to a peaceful death, without the need for prescription substances (chất kê đơn).

“It is a 3D printed capsule that can be activated from inside (kích hoạt từ bên trong) by the person who wants to die. The machine can be taken to any place to die. This can be in an idyllic outdoor setting or, for example, in the rooms of an euthanasia organization.” (Philip Nitschke)

The capsule is mounted on a device that floods the interior with nitrogen and very quickly reduces the oxygen content (hàm lượng) from 21 to one percent.

The person feels a little disoriented (mất phương hướng) and may also feel slightly euphoric (phê, mơ màng) before losing consciousness (mất nhận thức). The whole process takes about 30 seconds. Death occurs from hypoxia (sự giảm oxi-huyết) and hypocapnia, a lack of oxygen and carbon dioxide, respectively. “There is no panic, no feeling of suffocation (ngạt thở),” Nitschke added.

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