The first-ever person has reportedly been scheduled to die via suicide pod amid the operators being threatened with imprisonment.
A company that is behind the 3D-printed "suicide pods" called Sarco has allegedly scheduled its first person to use the device since it was created.
Philip Nitschke, the current director and founder of Exit International, who is responsible for creating the device, has previously spoken on the importance of assisted dying laws, to help end people's lives through a more peaceful and controlled manner.
When discussing the case of Lily Thai, a 23-year-old who used assisted dying laws that were introduced in 2023 in South Australia to end her life, he told The Advertiser: "The SA laws, they are functioning, as evidenced by Lily and I think most people will be pleased such legislation was in place so she could be helped."
Thai had a rare autoimmune condition that made her unable to walk, talk, eat, or function without being sick.
"I note that of the 12 or so who have used the legislation, they had terminal cancer or degenerative neurological diseases and in all these cases it's hard to find anyone who would not approve of the SA law," he added.
Nitschke also added that a lot of senior citizens would prefer to have a better method to end their lives without the intervention of the government and laws surrounding the issue.
"I see no reduction in the common sentiment among the elderly that they should be the ones who make the decision, and that this should not be controlled by restrictive legislative process," he told the outlet.
"Many elderly will continue to seek and occasionally use their own lethal drugs, or plan a final trip to Switzerland, the one place in the world where receiving any assistance is not controlled by the medical profession," he added.
In order to help tackle this issue, Exit International created Sarco, which has been described as a capsule that could "produce a rapid decrease in oxygen level, while maintaining a low CO2 level in order to create "the conditions for a peaceful, even euphoric death, as per the company's official website.
A source allegedly told NZZ, a Swiss newspaper that the company was prepared to launch its assisted euthanasia method this month.
Last month, Nitschke took to an online forum to reveal that a person was set to use it in Switzerland in "the next few weeks."
However, as per a report by another Swiss news outlet Blick, the company could be facing legal repercussions due to the invention.
According to a letter from Public Prosecutor Peter Stiche obtained by the publication, there could be "serious consequences" for operators.
"There is no reliable information about the method of killing," it read. "[It is] completely unclear who has control over which mechanical process during the dying process."
So far there have been no further details about the person that has been selected.
