Assisted suicide is, and is likely to remain, a contentious issue. Whilst there is no denying that it has the potential to put many people out of their misery when they are suffering from terminal illnesses, it also denies them the slim chance of recovering.

Proponents of assisted suicide argue that forcing people to live in pain is inhumane, and if we have no qualms about putting dying animals to sleep, humans should have the same choice, especially if it means having a restored sense of dignity at the end of their lives.

Now a ‘suicide machine’ has been invented by pro-euthanasia group Exit International.

The machine is also known as the Sarco Capsule. It was invented in the Netherlands where euthanasia is legal, and it was designed to help people end their lives in an effortless and painless fashion. Exit International unveiled the suicide machine in Toronto, Canada, last week.

The capsule was designed with the dying in mind, and it contains an easy to use touchpad as well as a voice-recognition and eye-movement function so that it can be used by anyone regardless of how incapacitated they may be when ending their life.

Brainchild of Philip Nitschke, pictured below, who is a notorious proponent of euthanasia in Australia, the suicide machine is made of plastic panels which can easily be reproduced by 3D printing technology, and it also contains a reclining couch inside.

This is not the first time that Nitschke has invented a device to help people end their lives, he’s also developed a number of other devices including suicide kits containing death-inducing drugs and an ‘exit bag’, which allows people to end their lives through inert gas asphyxiation.

The suicide capsule, however, is arguably his most humane and efficient invention to date.

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