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First suicide pod use 'soon' in Switzerland: campaigners / 364A34U
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An assisted dying group expects a portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in the world, in Switzerland, potentially within months, providing death without medical supervision. The space-age looking Sarco capsule replaces the oxygen inside it with nitrogen, causing death by hypoxia. The capsule's potential use has raised a host of legal and ethical questions in Switzerland, reigniting debate on assisted dying. The Wallis cantonal doctor has banned its use, while other cantons have voiced reservations. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES