Suicide Machine

"Customs agents seized it in Australia, but that's not stopping Dr. Philip Nitschke from building another. Another suicide machine, that is. Nitschke plans to build another machine for people to kill themselves after his prototype was seized in an Australian airport. Dr. Nitschke said agents in Sydney seized his COGen machine as he prepared to leave for California to unveil the device before a meeting of the Hemlock Society. The Australian doctor said he and U.S. supporters intend to build another suicide machine in the United States. The device consists of a coffee-can-sized canister, an intravenous drip bag and nasal prongs. Chemicals are combined in the canister to produce carbon monoxide, which is inhaled." (Wired News: Futhermore)

Statistik

Hamburg. Mehr als 11.000 Menschen nehmen sich pro Jahr in Deutschland das Leben. Das sind mehr Todesopfer als durch Verkehrsunfälle, Gewalttaten, Drogen und Aids zusammen. Hintergrund sind meist psychische Störungen, vor allem Depressionen. (Bild-Zeitung, 11.1.2003, S. 9)