Advocacy groups suspend use of 'suicide capsule' pending Swiss criminal probe into its first use

Assisted suicide groups suspend applications for 'death capsule' after probe

The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort is being held in pretrial detention

Swiss probe into woman’s voluntary death causing advocacy groups behind ‘suicide capsule’ to suspend its use

Advocacy groups behind a “suicide capsule” announced Sunday they have suspended applications to use the device until authorities in Switzerland complete a criminal investigation into a woman’s voluntary death from its first use. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, according to the group and Exit International, an affiliate founded in Australia. Both organizations advocate for t…

Swiss probe into woman's voluntary death causing advocacy groups behind 'suicide capsule' to suspend its use

Advocacy groups behind a "suicide capsule" announced Sunday they have suspended applications to use the device until authorities in Switzerland complete a criminal investigation into a woman's voluntary death from its first use.The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, according to the group and Exit International, an affiliate founded in Australia. Both organizations advocate for th…

Use of 'Suicide Capsule' Suspended After Arrests

Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule said Sunday they have suspended the process of taking applications to use it—which numbered over 370 last month—as a criminal investigation into its first use in Switzerland is completed, the AP reports. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet,...

Advocacy Groups Suspend Use of ‘Suicide Capsule’ Pending Swiss Criminal Probe of Woman’s Death

Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule said Sunday they have suspended the process of taking applications to use it—which numbered over 370 last month—as a criminal investigation into its first use in Switzerland is completed. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, said the group and Exit International, an affiliate founded in Australia over a quarter century ago. Swis…

Advocacy groups behind 'suicide' pod in Switzerland suspend its use. Know why

Advocacy groups in Switzerland behind a so-called suicide capsule said on Sunday (Oct 6) that they suspended the process of taking applications to use it - as an investigation into its first use in the country was completed.  A report by the news agency Associated Press said that the president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, was being held in pretrial detention.