Saturday, September 28, 2024

Sarco inventor promises to bring suicide pod to Scotland, if assisted suicide is legalized.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Philip Nitschke/Sarco
Elena Salvoni reported on September 25 for The Guardian that Philip Nitschke, the Australian euthanasia advocate behind the suicide capsule, has reportedly been in touch with MSP Liam McArthur, who is seeking to legalise assisted dying in Scotland, to bring his suicide capsule to Scotland. Salvoni reported:
Dr Nitschke wrote to the Liberal Democrat MSP urging him to introduce the device should the legislation pass, The Telegraph reports.

The Scottish Lib Dems said in a statement that Mr McArthur 'is not supportive of Dr Nitschke's proposals', adding that he did not respond to him.
Swiss police recently made arrests related to the first Sarco suicide death.

The Last Resort organization stated that they want Sarco to become an established option for euthanasia. Salvoni reported:
Fiona Stewart, who is married to Nitschke and is a board member and advisor at The Last Resort, said they want Sarco to become an established and accessible option for euthanasia.

Speaking to MailOnline earlier this month, she said: 'Our hope would be to make it available to suitable people on a regular basis.'
If Scotland legalizes assisted suicide, Nitschke will attempt to bring Sarco to Scotland. Nitschke makes his living promoting and selling suicide books, information and devices.

3 comments:

Bobby MacLaren said...

Philip Nitschke and MSP Liam McArthur, should be the first to test the device.

Anonymous said...

The mere sight of this suicide pod looks alarming and threatening to me. Are there no laws banning the promotion of suicide devices? Can fully operational guillotines be promoted? I know we have a free society, but this looks horribly wrong. Very sick, at the very least. — Thomas Lester

Vi said...

I just knew they were going to forge ahead to push/promote this wicked killing machine, as soon as I heard about it in a previous article. Smh Yes & I agree that Nitschke & McArthur should be the first to test device.