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First woman dies in ‘suicide capsule’ in Switzerland (www.volkskrant.nl)

submitted 2 months ago by Philosofuel to c/futurology

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In a first, an American woman used a suicide pod to take her own life. The process took place in Switzerland. It's done by pumping in only nitrogen gas, so the person will lose goes dizzy, loses consciousness and eventually dies. Enter futurama memes.

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[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention that the drug they use, euthanyl is very bad to get into the ecosystem. If you have a pet euthanized then you can't take it home and bury it because the chemical will poison anything that happens to dig up the body and eat it.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yup, there have been a lot of reports of vultures getting sick or dying from improperly disposed animals.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

In a way I hope my dog dies of natural causes because I don't want to put him down and not get to put him in the forest of our backyard.

Cremation is bullshit, they cremate a pile of pets all at once and scoop out some for each person. You likely aren't getting your own pet back.

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You say this now but man you don't want to see how sad a dog is when they are really old can hardly walk. Sit in the corner all day and just be alone. Only coming out for food/water.

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

I say that knowing that if it gets really bad I know how to take care of him painlessly but without euthanyl so I can bury him where he deserves to be decompose back into the universe.

So far he is 13.5 years old, blind in one eye, has had 2 tumour removed, a current tumour pressing on his brain, is on 3 different meds (4 if you include occasional CBD) he still runs and chases for kibbles and loves his humans so he's probably not ready to go yet. Maybe 6 months from now will be different but that is a 6 months from now problem.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago

I have a dog that is getting old, and I dread that day.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Our vet offers a choice between group or solo cremation, with the latter of course costing more.

And yeah that’s assuming they’re being honest, lol.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

See if you can find a farm vet, they'll come to your house and euthanize you're pet with you there and then you can bury him yourself on your own property.