in pre-trial detention
Switzerland’s New
Human Rights Organisation
The Last Resort is Switzerland’s newest human rights/assisted suicide organisation. The organisation is the Swiss home of the 3D-printed Sarco Capsule, On 23 September 2024, the Sarco was used for the first time at TLR in Switzerland. On the same day, the Swiss authorities detained TLR Director Dr Florian Willet. Florian was the only person present on the day. Florian was finally released from Swiss prison after 70 days of incarceration on 2 December. A press statement is on the Media Page of this website.
The activities of The Last Resort (TLR) as they relate to the Sarco are temporarily on hold until the Schaffhausen prosecutor concludes his investigation. The organisation is currently in the planning stage of expanding its operations beyond the Sarco. TLR is funded via Memberships, Donations & Bequests. You are invited to support The Last Resort, by becoming a Member and/or making a Donation.
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
Suicide Capsule Controversy – Now the Sarco Leaders are Talking
The media around the world have been reporting on the Sarco death capsule for weeks.
Sarco heats things up and has Switzerland once again debating
Sarco heats things up. And has Switzerland once again debating how far euthanasia should go. Two opposing opinions reports Blick.
Dispute over suicide capsule: Inventors reveal their motives
Originally published in German by Berliner Morgenpost by Miriam Eichhorn