Switzerland’s Assisted Dying &
Human Rights Organisation
The Last Resort is a Swiss human rights/assisted suicide organisation that was established to facilitate the use of the Sarco.
TLR is the only organisation to offer a free assisted suicide service.
On 23 September 2024, The Last Resort hosted the first use of the Sarco at a forest retreat in the canton of Schaffhausen.
The Sarco was used by a seriously ill woman from the American mid west. The woman lost consciousness within 2 minutes and died 7 minutes later.
The Schaffhausen prosecutor would go on to arrest and detain the TLR President Florian Willet for 70 days. The organisation’s lawyers were also detained! All were eventually released. The investigation continues.
The Last Resort is currently awaiting the conclusion of the criminal investigation into the first use of the Sarco.
While a new Sarco is currently being printed in the Netherlands, its use in Switzerland is suspended, pending the outcome of the fore-mentioned investigation.
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About the Sarco
History
The Sarco Project began in 2012 when Philip Nitschke was asked to design a machine that could help a man with ‘locked-in’ syndrome control his own death.
Operation
The 3D-printed Sarco capsule works by rapidly replacing the air (& oxygen) within the capsule with pure nitrogen. In this low-oxygen, low carbon dioxide environment, the user dies quickly & peacefully.
Terms of Use
The Sarco is available to use for free to approved users*. An ‘approved user’ is a person who satisfies the criteria for an assisted suicide under Swiss law.
News
Euthanasia Advocate Dies in Germany
Dr. Florian Willet had been under investigation in Switzerland after being present when an American woman died using a so-called suicide pod.
Director of Sarco dies by assisted suicide after “unconscionable” detention
Director of Sarco suicide capsule dies by assisted suicide after “unconscionable” detention.
Dignified dying with the Sarco
Self-determined dying must be recognised as a fundamental human right.