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Ludwig Minelli: Dignitas Founder Dies by Assisted Suicide Aged 92, Group Says
Ludwig Minelli died by voluntary assisted dying at 92, reflecting his lifelong advocacy for self-determination and freedom of choice in end-of-life decisions.
- 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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The former journalist and later lawyer founded one of the world's most prominent organizations for assisted dying in 1998.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwak Min-seo = A Swiss assisted suicide activist who fought for the 'right to die with dignity' all his life ended his life through assisted suicide.
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The founder of a Swiss organization promoting the right to voluntary end-of-life has died at the age of 92 from an assisted suicide.
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