Switzerland has banned the rollout of the 'Sarco' suicide pods, a device designed to facilitate assisted suicides by filling with nitrogen to deprive the occupant of oxygen, just weeks before its scheduled first use. The public prosecutor's office in Schaffhausen Canton cited legal and ethical concerns, including the inability to determine who bears responsibility for the death and the risk of misuse or malfunction. Philip Nitschke, the controversial inventor, faces potential imprisonment for aiding and abetting suicide. Critics argue that the device, dubbed the 'Tesla of euthanasia,' could glamorize and trivialize death, potentially encouraging individuals to choose suicide. While assisted dying is legal in Switzerland, active euthanasia remains illegal, complicating the legal landscape for such devices.