A euthanasia machine that can assist people to kill themselves at the click of a button, known as Sarco,has triggered outrage after it was unveiled at a funeral show in Amsterdam recently. The “3D-printed machine” invented by Philip Nitschke, an Australian doctor who has been advocating legalising euthanasia, comes with a capsule and coffin. “Once inside the capsule, clients can click a button and the canister of nitrogen inside will be released to fill the capsule,’’ Nitschke said. Nitschke planned to launch the machine, which could be 3D-printed and assembled anywhere in the world, in 2019. However the device has triggered a controversy over the morality and legal implications of committing suicide.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 10:52 UTC