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Inventor of Sarco gas chamber suicide pods intends to launch in UK, if Leadbeater Bill passes
24 November 2024 – The inventor of the Sarco gas chamber assisted suicide pod, the founder of ‘Exit International’, Dr Philip Nitschke (who the media nickname “Dr Death” and “the Elon Musk of assisted suicide”) has announced that he intends to launch an assisted suicide service using the Sarco pods in the UK if the Bill becomes law.
Leading legal academics have confirmed with The Telegraph that the assisted suicide pods will be legal under the proposed legislation.
A person ends their own life inside the 3D-printed Sarco pod by pushing a button which injects nitrogen gas into the sealed gas chamber. The nitrogen causes them to suffocate to death. Dr Philip Nitschke has said that the machine can be “towed anywhere for the death”.
A mother-of-two was the first person to use the Sarco-assisted suicide pod in Switzerland earlier this year.
If the Leadbeater Bill becomes law, thousands of lives could be ended here in the UK using these horrific suicide pods over the coming years.
Nitschke has openly discussed his intention to bring Sarco pods to Britain, describing them as a “stylish” and “elegant” option for assisted suicide. He has even suggested picturesque locations, such as the Lake District, as potential settings for their use, raising serious concerns about how these devices might be integrated into public spaces and communities.
The Sarco pods have already faced controversy abroad. In Switzerland, authorities confiscated two of the devices following the death of a woman under suspicious circumstances. Despite this, Nitschke is continuing with the construction of new pods, stating he sees “no reason” not to bring them to the UK.
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said:
“The idea of these Sarco gas chamber suicide pods being used in the UK is truly horrifying. This suicide machine is a gross, dystopian device more appropriate for science-fiction than our healthcare system”.
“The fact that Philip Nitschke, otherwise known as Dr Death, appears to be preparing a Sarco pod for use in England and Wales, as well as top lawyers indicating that the use of his Sarco pod would be legal should Leadbeater’s Bill pass, provides yet another example of just how weak the ‘safeguards’ present in the Bill really are”.
“The UK must prioritise properly funded, high-quality palliative care for those at the end of their life, not assisted suicide”.
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- Further points:
- There are some very disturbing videos of the team that built the Sarco and other involved speaking about the suicide device on their website here – scroll down to video titled ‘Sarco short film’).
- Further background on Dr Philip Nitche is available here.