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2025-05-24 Science & Technology

The kill switch for dementia sufferers: Inventor behind the suicide Sarco pod reveals plans for implant that will automatically kill patients when their condition worsens

[Mail] The inventor of the Sarco suicide pod is building a 'kill switch' implant which could allow dementia sufferers to seal the time of their death years in advance.

Dr Philip Nitschke, whose controversial capsule ended an American woman's life in Switzerland last September, has told MailOnline that his newest device is nearing the testing phase.

His plans have been labelled 'disturbing' by critics, who argue that enabling people to trigger their deaths with a simple switch could have serious consequences for individuals with various mental and physical health conditions.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| ||Comments [93 views ] Top

#1 Picking up where COVID left off.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-05-24 07:26|| 2025-05-24 07:26|| Front Page || Comments Top

#2 "Dr." Nitschke...sounds like a name right out of Auschwitz (or the Green Bay Packers).

Posted by DooDahMan 2025-05-24 08:57|| 2025-05-24 08:57|| Front Page || Comments Top

#3 What if he gets it wrong? What if the implant kills you randomly as you’re enjoying a Grand Slam at Denny’s? Only a moron would sign up for that treatment. I think the doctor thought Escape From New York was a brain storming session.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-05-24 09:19|| 2025-05-24 09:19|| Front Page || Comments Top

#4 Maybe angling for the Canadian General Practice Market.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-05-24 10:00|| 2025-05-24 10:00|| Front Page || Comments Top

#5 #3 What if somebody learns to hack these implants?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-24 11:03|| 2025-05-24 11:03|| Front Page || Comments Top

#6 Canada will probably make them mandatory. Anybody who is "inconvenient" can be dealt with.

Posted by Rambler 2025-05-24 11:21|| 2025-05-24 11:21|| Front Page || Comments Top

#7 What if somebody learns to hack these implants?
Check your pacemaker.

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-24 12:11|| 2025-05-24 12:11|| Front Page || Comments Top

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