According to reports, Switzerland's medical review board has legalised Sarco suicide pod to allow&nbsp;a person to die by assisted suicide.

The pod is reportedly a 3D-printed capsule which resembles a coffin. The person intending to die gets in the pod and is asked questions and then when the person is ready a button is pushed activating the mechanism. The capsule releases nitrogen which reduces the oxygen level as the person loses consciousness.

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Reports claim the person dies without choking. Last year 1,300 were reportedly allowed assisted suicide in Switzerland.

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Assisted suicide is legal in some European countries including Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Canada under strict restrictions.&nbsp;

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Many foreigners are known to travel to Switzerland in order to allow themselves to use assisted suicide which is considered a legal way to die. There are also assisted organisations where people can become members.

The suicide pod is set to be operational next year.&nbsp;

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Reports say the Sacro suicide pod may have a camera allowing people to speak to people outside, also efforts are on to put together artificial intelligence screening to understand a person's mental wellbeing.

(With inputs from Agencies)

According to reports, Switzerland's medical review board has legalised Sarco suicide pod to allow a person to die by assisted suicide. The pod is reportedly a 3D-printed capsule which resembles a coffin.

According to reports, Switzerland's medical review board has legalised Sarco suicide pod to allow a person to die by assisted suicide. The pod is reportedly a 3D-printed capsule which resembles a coffin. The person intending to die gets in the pod and is asked questions and then when the person is ready a button is pushed activating the mechanism. The capsule releases nitrogen which reduces the oxygen level as the person loses consciousness. Also Read | Suicide is still a crime in at least 20 countries worldwide: Research Reports claim the person dies without choking. Last year 1,300 were reportedly allowed assisted suicide in Switzerland. Watch: Gravitas | This 'Suicide Pod' ensures 'painless death' in a minute Assisted suicide is legal in some European countries including Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Canada under strict restrictions. Also Read: Suicides pressure South Korea to confront sex assault within military Many foreigners are known to travel to Switzerland in order to allow themselves to use assisted suicide which is considered a legal way to die. There are also assisted organisations where people can become members. The suicide pod is set to be operational next year. Also Read| Suicides among children in Japan at record high during pandemic: Report Reports say the Sacro suicide pod may have a camera allowing people to speak to people outside, also efforts are on to put together artificial intelligence screening to understand a person's mental wellbeing. (With inputs from Agencies)

Switzerland allows assisted suicide in 3D-printed suicide pod

A court in Germany has said that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was "unconstitutional".

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Assisted suicide services are no longer banned in the country. The German court rejected the five-year-old law which banned professionally assisted suicide.

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The landmark decision came after a group of terminally ill patients along with doctors challenged the law.

In Germany, the subject is all the more contentious because of the Nazi policy of killing hundreds of thousands of sick and disabled people during the 1930s and 40s.

The paragraph 217 was passed in November 2015 which penalized anyone who turned assisted suicide into a professional service. It required German patients to go abroad to end their lives. Under Paragraph 217, professionals falling foul of the law risked a fine or up to three years in prison.

Earlier, they would travel to Switzerland or the Netherlands or seek euthanasia via relatives. The law now stands repealed.

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The court ruled the prohibition of assisted suicide services violates the basic law and is void and that the country's constitution gives individuals the right to a self-determined death which includes the freedom to take one's own life and use assistance provided voluntarily by third parties.

The judge said those who wanted to offer suicide assistance must be legally allowed to without being forced. However, it set conditions through mandatory waiting periods or consumer protection standards for assisted suicide associations.

At the moment, assisted suicide is legal only in a few other places. Switzerland, the Netherlands, in the Australian state of Victoria and in some American states.

A court in Germany has said that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was "unconstitutional". Also Read: New Zealand parliament backs euthanasia referendum Assisted suicide services are no longer banned in the country.

A court in Germany has said that a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide was "unconstitutional". Also Read: New Zealand parliament backs euthanasia referendum Assisted suicide services are no longer banned in the country. The German court rejected the five-year-old law which banned professionally assisted suicide. Watch Video: The landmark decision came after a group of terminally ill patients along with doctors challenged the law. In Germany, the subject is all the more contentious because of the Nazi policy of killing hundreds of thousands of sick and disabled people during the 1930s and 40s. The paragraph 217 was passed in November 2015 which penalized anyone who turned assisted suicide into a professional service. It required German patients to go abroad to end their lives. Under Paragraph 217, professionals falling foul of the law risked a fine or up to three years in prison. Earlier, they would travel to Switzerland or the Netherlands or seek euthanasia via relatives. The law now stands repealed. In Pics: Countries where euthanasia is legal The court ruled the prohibition of assisted suicide services violates the basic law and is void and that the country's constitution gives individuals the right to a self-determined death which includes the freedom to take one's own life and use assistance provided voluntarily by third parties. The judge said those who wanted to offer suicide assistance must be legally allowed to without being forced. However, it set conditions through mandatory waiting periods or consumer protection standards for assisted suicide associations. At the moment, assisted suicide is legal only in a few other places. Switzerland, the Netherlands, in the Australian state of Victoria and in some American states.

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Switzerland allows assisted suicide in 3D-printed suicide pod

German court overturns ban on assisted suicide