Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” ...

This photograph shows a view of the Sarco assisted suicide capsule, during a press conference organised by the "Last Resort", a Swiss human rights non-profit association focused on assisted suicide, ...

A euthanasia advocate has died after being detained following a woman's "suicide capsule" death in Switzerland. Content warning: this article contains references to suicide Dr Florian Willet, who was ...

Swiss prosecutors said a right-to-die activist was released Monday after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of a so-called “suicide capsule,” after they ruled out the ...

A right-to-die activist who was arrested over the first reported use of a “suicide pod” has died by assisted suicide, according to the device’s inventor. Dr Florian Willet, 47, was arrested last year ...

Dr Philip Nitschke’s Sarco double pod – a human-sized capsule where two people lay down, close the lid and press a button ...