Strangulation Marks on the first person to use the suicide Pod
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Marcy Sheiner
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Since when is AS legal in the US?
hollydolly
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since 1997....
Flarbalard
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A quick google search indicates that assisted suicide is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia.
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The euthanasia advocate who was quizzed by murder detectives after the death of a woman using a controversial Sarco euthanasia pod last year has died by assisted suicide, it was announced yesterday.
Dr Florian Willet, 47, was arrested in September 2024 following the death of the 64-year-old woman after police claimed there were strangulation marks on her neck.
He was the only person present for the death of the woman, who was the first person to use the Sarco suicide device, which had been set up in a forest near Merishausen, Switzerland.
Dr Willet was held when police arrived at the scene and he remained in custody for 70 days as investigators probed the circumstances surrounding the death.
The public prosecutor said that there had been a 'strong suspicion' that 'intentional homicide' had been at play.
But these accusations were said to have such a traumatic effect on the author and activist that he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital twice before his death on May 5.
Exit International Director Dr Philip Nitschke, who invented the Sarco pod, wrote yesterday: 'When Florian was released suddenly and unexpectedly from pre-trial detention in early December 2024, he was a changed man.
'Gone was his warm smile and self-confidence. In its place was a man who seemed deeply traumatised by the experience of incarceration and the wrongful accusation of strangulation.'
Sarco pod inventor Dr Philip Nitschke (above, right) said the accusations had a hugely damaging effect on Dr Willet after he was freed from police custody
Dr Willet was only person present for the death of the woman, who was the first person to use the nitrogen gas capsule (above) after it had been set up in a forest near Merishausen, Switzerland
Dr Nitschke told Dutch news outlet Volkskrant that Dr Willet died last month in Cologne 'with the help of a specialized organization'.
In Dr Willet's obituary, which yesterday announced his death, Dr Nitschke revealed that the 47-year-old had 'fallen' from the third floor of his property in Zurich earlier this year, causing him 'serious damage'.
Dr Nitschke said he was fully assessed by a psychiatric team during his three-month recovery, who said Dr Willet had developed 'an acute polymorphic psychotic disorder'.
He says this had been brought on 'following the stress of pre-trial detention and the associated processes'.
Dr Nitschke added: 'No one was surprised. Florian's spirit was broken. He knew that he did nothing illegal or wrong, but his belief in the rule of law in Switzerland was in tatters.
'In the final months of his life, Dr Florian Willet shouldered more than any man should.'
Dr Florian Willet, 47, was arrested in September 2024 following the death of the 64-year-old woman after police claimed there were strangulation marks on her neck.
He was the only person present for the death of the woman, who was the first person to use the Sarco suicide device, which had been set up in a forest near Merishausen, Switzerland.
Dr Willet was held when police arrived at the scene and he remained in custody for 70 days as investigators probed the circumstances surrounding the death.
The public prosecutor said that there had been a 'strong suspicion' that 'intentional homicide' had been at play.
But these accusations were said to have such a traumatic effect on the author and activist that he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital twice before his death on May 5.
Exit International Director Dr Philip Nitschke, who invented the Sarco pod, wrote yesterday: 'When Florian was released suddenly and unexpectedly from pre-trial detention in early December 2024, he was a changed man.
'Gone was his warm smile and self-confidence. In its place was a man who seemed deeply traumatised by the experience of incarceration and the wrongful accusation of strangulation.'
Sarco pod inventor Dr Philip Nitschke (above, right) said the accusations had a hugely damaging effect on Dr Willet after he was freed from police custody
Dr Willet was only person present for the death of the woman, who was the first person to use the nitrogen gas capsule (above) after it had been set up in a forest near Merishausen, Switzerland
Dr Nitschke told Dutch news outlet Volkskrant that Dr Willet died last month in Cologne 'with the help of a specialized organization'.
In Dr Willet's obituary, which yesterday announced his death, Dr Nitschke revealed that the 47-year-old had 'fallen' from the third floor of his property in Zurich earlier this year, causing him 'serious damage'.
Dr Nitschke said he was fully assessed by a psychiatric team during his three-month recovery, who said Dr Willet had developed 'an acute polymorphic psychotic disorder'.
He says this had been brought on 'following the stress of pre-trial detention and the associated processes'.
Dr Nitschke added: 'No one was surprised. Florian's spirit was broken. He knew that he did nothing illegal or wrong, but his belief in the rule of law in Switzerland was in tatters.
'In the final months of his life, Dr Florian Willet shouldered more than any man should.'
hollydolly
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yes that how it seemed to turn out..... sadly...
hollydolly
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that's what the accusers said... but I never thought it was true.... but who knows ? ...sunds like te guy was accused unjustly
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Look at it this way. If they allow assist/suicide , they are helping to kill the cash cow. A sick person, that might have some suffering , is the same person that will buy just about anything that helps, even a little bit.
If, by chance it is a younger person depression/emotionally driven, they would rather push him/her toward therapy for their problem ... more $$ to be made.
If, by chance it is a younger person depression/emotionally driven, they would rather push him/her toward therapy for their problem ... more $$ to be made.
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The Last Resort?
I'm sorry, that just twisted.
I'm sorry, that just twisted.
I thought medical assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and there are organizations there to do that for a fee(not cheap) without much difficulties. They provide suicide medications and the patient then self administer the medicine. I guess this "pod" inventor is just trying to cut down the cost of man power.
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JustDave
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The inventor should get an award for weirdest contraptions. Probably not a Nobel Prize, but maybe a side bar in the Guinness Book of Records.
All these discussions about assisted suicide omit one important factor: the level of comfort it provides to people with incurable, often fatal illnesses. They may never use it, but they can feel supported and comforted knowing the option is there if needed.
I had a dear friend who was diagnosed with leukemia. When she told me about her diagnosis (she was in her 70's, and they weren't going to take any draconian steps to "cure" her), she said she was glad she lived in one of the states that allow medical assistance in dying when the time comes. She seemed very much at peace with the whole thing, for that reason.
I was not there when she died, as we had moved by then to the opposite coast. But I heard from another friend that she had died peacefully from natural causes. At least, that's what they said; who ever really knows? But whether she needed medical help or not at that point, knowing it was available made her much more accepting of it.
Sorry to say, Maryland doesn't have legal permission for this yet. I don't know why. Delaware, right next door, does have it.
I had a dear friend who was diagnosed with leukemia. When she told me about her diagnosis (she was in her 70's, and they weren't going to take any draconian steps to "cure" her), she said she was glad she lived in one of the states that allow medical assistance in dying when the time comes. She seemed very much at peace with the whole thing, for that reason.
I was not there when she died, as we had moved by then to the opposite coast. But I heard from another friend that she had died peacefully from natural causes. At least, that's what they said; who ever really knows? But whether she needed medical help or not at that point, knowing it was available made her much more accepting of it.
Sorry to say, Maryland doesn't have legal permission for this yet. I don't know why. Delaware, right next door, does have it.
