Assisted Suicide with Sarco capsule in Switzerland– do we need to think about safety rules?

Switzerland has a longstanding liberal solution to access «assisted suicide». Swiss associations provide support procedures for «assisted suicide» according to medical ethical standards and in compliance with criminal law. Currently, a new device developed to assist suicide is on the Swiss market, the so-called Sarco capsule and there have been questions raised about its legality. According to the Swiss Therapeutic Products Act, this article discusses a possible qualification and the consequences of the Sarco capsule as a medical device. It shows how there is still room for legal debate.