A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in Switzerland.

The "Sarco" capsule is designed to allow a person sitting inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber.

A 64-year-old American woman becomes the first person to die using the controversial Sarco suicide pod in Switzerland.

Following the death of an American woman in a so-called suicide capsule in Switzerland and the arrest of several people involved in her death, a Swiss bishop said the device is "dangerous" and that people willing to use the capsule should be deferred to palliative care instead.

Police in northern Switzerland have detained several people after the suspected death of a 64-year-old American woman using a “suicide capsule,” authorities announced on Tuesday. The

The Sarco Pod, a futuristic capsule designed for assisted suicide, has sparked a massive controversy in Switzerland, especially after a 64-year-old American woman used one recently.

Swiss authorities have arrested four people after a woman ended her life using a Sarco suicide pod, a first for the world. This case has put a spotlight on Switzerland’s laws on assisted dying. But what do they say?