Advocacy Groups Halt Applications for 'Suicide Capsule' Amid Investigation! 🚫

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Summary:

  1. Suspension of Applications
    Advocacy groups behind the suicide capsule, known as Sarco, announced on Sunday that they have suspended accepting applications for its use as a criminal investigation unfolds.

  2. Criminal Investigation Details
    This decision follows the arrest of Florian Willet, president of The Last Resort, along with several others, after the first recorded use of the Sarco device led to a death in Switzerland.

  3. Incident Overview
    On September 23, a 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest became the first individual to use the Sarco capsule in a forest near Schaffhausen, close to the German border.

  4. Legal Consequences
    Willet is currently in pretrial detention as authorities continue their investigation, while others initially detained have since been released.

  5. Background on Advocacy Groups
    The Last Resort is based in Switzerland, and Exit International, founded in Australia, has been involved in advocacy for assisted dying for over 25 years.

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