The legality of using the 3D-printed device for its intended purpose of helping assisted dying is being questioned by authorities in Switzerland.
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00:00Several people have been arrested and a criminal case has been opened following the death of
00:07a 64-year-old woman inside a suicide capsule in Switzerland, according to police.
00:14Health Minister Elisabeth Bormer-Schneider said on the same day that the Sarko suicide
00:19capsule, which fills with nitrogen and causes death in a few minutes, is illegal.
00:25Suicidal euthanasia is banned in Switzerland, but assisted dying has been legal for decades.