Swiss right-to-die group says founder dies by assisted suicide
Ludwig Minelli died by voluntary assisted dying at 92, having helped over 4,000 people through Dignitas and influenced legal rights for assisted suicide internationally.
- Ludwig Minelli, the 92-year-old founder of Dignitas, died by assisted suicide on Saturday, just days before his 93rd birthday.
- Dignitas, an organization that assists people wishing to end their lives, said it would continue Minelli's work in the 'spirit of its founder'.
- Minelli, a lawyer, faced legal challenges but helped establish the right to decide the 'manner and time' of one's death in Switzerland.
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Founder Dignitas chose to end a few days before the age of 93, announced the association. Ludwig A. Minelli's efforts were crucial for the decrimination of suicide services in Germany in 2020.
Founder of Assisted Suicide Clinic, Dignitas, Dies of Assisted Suicide
BBC – The founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by assisted suicide, the group says.Ludwig Minelli, 92, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday.The group paid tribut...
Founder of Swiss accompanied suicide group Ludwig Minelli is dead at 92
GENEVA (AP) — Ludwig Minelli, the founder of Dignitas, one of Switzerland's best-known accompanied suicide groups that has helped thousands of people from around the world to take their own lives, has died through voluntary assisted dying, the group said.
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