Originally published at The Catholic Thing
Following the death of an American woman in a so-called ‘suicide capsule’ in Switzerland and the arrest of several people involved in her death, a Swiss bishop said the device is “dangerous” and that people willing to use the capsule should be deferred to palliative care instead. Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel said the capsule “makes suicide too easy to access.” According to the Swiss police, the “Sarco” suicide capsule was used Sept. 23 in a forest hut not far from the German border in a town called Schaffhausen.
