Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942 but the first death with the Sarco suicide pod has raised questions.

Swiss authorities detained Florian Willet, co-founder of The Last Resort, after a woman's death in a Sarco capsule.

The first woman to end her life using the controversial ‘suicide pod’ in Switzerland was found with strangulation marks on ...

The first person who died in a so-called 'suicide pod' was told three unnerving words before her death, it has been revealed.

The first documented case of a woman using the Sarco "suicide pod" in Switzerland has taken a new turn. An autopsy reportedly ...

The 64-year-old American was suffering with skull base osteomyelitis - a serious illness that involves severe pain.

Designed by Dr Philip Nitschke, founder of Exit International, the Sarco pod was intended to allow a peaceful and controlled ...

Police in Switzerland are investigating the possibilty of foul play after an American woman died in a so-called 'suicide pod' ...

Dr Philip Nitschke has vowed to print a new machine - made using a 3D printer - to use in a country other than Switzerland, where prosecutors seized the original pod in September.

A woman, who just weeks ago became the first person to die in a futuristic Australian designed suicide pod, “may have been ...

The first suicide pod user has allegedly been ‘found with strangulation marks’ as the boss of the organisation remains in ...

The Sarco pod, designed by Dr Philip Nitschke of Exit International, enables terminally ill individuals to initiate a nitrogen-based, painless death by pressing an internal button, releasing nitrogen ...