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Euthanasia advocate displays 'Sarco', a pod that fills with nitrogen, which he hopes will one day be available as a 3D-printable device
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Called the "Sarco", short for sarcophagus, the 3D-printed machine invented by Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke and Dutch designer Alexander Bannink comes with a detachable coffin, mounted on a stand that contains a nitrogen canister.
"The person who wants to die presses the button and the capsule is filled with nitrogen. He or she will feel a bit dizzy but will then rapidly lose consciousness and die," said Nitschke. The Sarco was a device "to provide people with a death when they wish to die," Nitschke said.
(Score: 2) by Bobs on Monday April 16 2018, @12:56PM (3 children)
Why buy when you can rent?
I worked in a convalescent hospital for a while and would prefer this new option to some of the elderly warehousing situations that are out there.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Monday April 16 2018, @02:09PM (2 children)
That is one of the problems - because it's not what *you* prefer that should matter, but what the elderly person prefers.
Unless of course you meant you'd prefer it for yourself - your phrasing wasn't clear on that.
(Score: 2) by Bobs on Monday April 16 2018, @05:50PM (1 child)
Good point - I was saying I could prefer it for myself.
There are downsides in allowing people to choose to kill themselves: there are various ways people can be coerced to make that decision.
But sometimes, it seems like it can be the best option.
(Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Monday April 16 2018, @10:36PM
Barney Frank admited that ObamaCare does have "death panels." Obamacare must be fully repealed or healthcare will be destroyed.