Peter Scott and his wife Christine's final moments in Sarco will be filmed for an important reason.
A British couple who intend to end their lives side by side in a double 'suicide capsule' will be filmed in his final moments.
LADbible reports.
Peter Scott and his wife Christine will travel to Switzerland and become the first British citizens to use Exit International's high-tech assisted dying system, known as the Sarco pod.
The 3D-printed capsule, dubbed the “Tesla of Euthanasia,” sits on a stand containing a canister of liquid nitrogen, which is injected to cause the user's death by gas asphyxiation.
The use of nitrogen quickly reduces oxygen levels so that people inside quickly become dizzy before losing consciousness after 60 seconds, while the whole process takes only 10 minutes.
Peter explained that he and Christine, 80, decided they wanted to leave this world together after 46 years of marriage when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia.
The NHS warns that the condition, caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, “usually gets worse over time.”
Retired RAF pilot Peter, 86, explained that he couldn't watch his beloved wife's condition deteriorate and “wouldn't want to live without her,” so they signed up to use the controversial Sarco capsule.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: “We've lived long, happy, healthy, full lives, but here we are at an advanced age and it doesn't do you any good. We understand that other people may not share our feelings and we respect that. We want to have the choice. It deeply saddens me that we can't do that here in the UK.”
The grandparents have begun working with Swiss organisation The Last Resort, but will be waiting for Dr Philipp Nitschke's double capsule to be launched – reportedly “as early as January” – and for Christine's health to deteriorate further.
Their deaths inside the death capsule will be filmed, but for a very good reason. The footage will be given to the coroner as evidence of their death.
When they climb into the twin model, Peter and Christine will be asked three questions: “Who are you?”, “Where are you?”, and “Do you know what will happen when you press the button?”.
Dr Nitschke says this is to prove that patients are of sound mind when they decide to go through with it.
The 76-year-old Australian doctor said the dual capsule was ready to go.
“The dual capsule works just like the single Sarco, but it only has one button, so they can decide who presses it,” Dr Nitschke said. “Then they can hold on to each other, and one of them will press the button.”
Recall that recently the death in the “suicide capsule” was canceled at the last minute. It became known what the reason was and who was supposed to die.
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