Woman’s ‘suicide pod’ death leads to multiple arrests

Adam Gilchrist joins Bongani Bingwa for the world view.

Listen to the interview in the audio below.

An American woman in Switzerland took her life using a ‘suicide pod’ made by the company Sarco.

The pod allows a person to end their life without any medical assistance.

ALSO READ:

• South Africa still a long way from legalising assisted suicide
• The Right to Die: Woman travels to Switzerland for assisted suicide

The person inside the pod presses a button which reduces oxygen and increases nitrogen.

“You suffocate, but without the panic reaction of carbon dioxide being involved.”

- Adam Gilchrist, International News Correspondent

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, but only in regulated circumstances.

A number of people were arrested on suspicion of inciting and aiding and abetting suicide.

Some people have raised concerns that pods like this ‘glamorise’ suicide.

Scroll up to the audio player to listen to the interview.