The theme of euthanasia in Switzerland became relevant due to the use of a controversial capsule with nitrogen gas; here we tell you everything we know about this device to perform assisted suicide.
Swiss It is one of the few countries in the world to which foreigners can travel to make the decision to practice a assisted suicidewhich implies the support of one person to fulfill the will of another to die.
In fact, in 2023, Exit, the oldest assisted suicide organization in Switzerland, reported a total of 154 thousand 118 people registered.
However, the euthanasiawhich implies the support from health professionals to cause death, is illegal in Switzerland, according to the 1937 Penal Code which prohibits “inciting or assisting suicide for selfish reasons.” In this framework, the authorities of the European country carried out arrests for the use of a capsule.
Euthanasia in Switzerland: “Sarco” capsule causes death by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas
The debate about the euthanasia in Switzerland became important due to the use of a capsule called “Sarco”, which causes death of its users due to asphyxiation by subjecting them to the release of nitrogen gas.
Philip Nitschke is the name of the inventor of this device, an Australian doctor who gained fame for his work on assisted suicide since the 1990s.
The capsule was used on Monday, September 22, in a forest cabin in Merishhausen, located in a sparsely inhabited area on the Swiss-German border, where the police of the northern canton of Schaffhausen detained several people for “induction and complicity in suicide”but no further details were offered about this case.
Euthanasia in Switzerland: Is it legal in Mexico?
The Euthanasia is an illegal process in Mexico. However, in Mexico City (CDMX) there is what is known as Advance Directive Law which allows terminally ill patients to decide whether or not to continue with treatments that prolong their life.
According to the Government of Mexico, the advance directive must be understood in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of the Advance Directive Law for CDMX:
“The decision made by a person whether or not to be subjected to medical means, treatments or procedures that aim to prolong their life when they are in a terminal stage and, for medical reasons, it is impossible to maintain it naturally, protecting at all times the dignity of the person”
On the other hand, El Universal reported on September 24 that the Libertad para Morir Association is preparing a proposed bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted death, which will be presented to the CDMX Congress.
2024-09-27 07:40:27