"Ludwig Minelli, who became a leader of the death-with-dignity movement as the founder of Dignitas, a Swiss organization with more than 10,000 members that provides and advocates for access to assisted suicide, died Saturday, ending his life through the process he helped promote. He was 92 and would have celebrated his 93rd birthday on Friday. His death was announced by Dignitas, which did not say where he died. Mr. Minelli, a lawyer specializing in human rights, was the general secretary of Dignitas, which since 1998 has helped thousands of people from around the world, including from countries where assisted suicide is illegal, to die."
""Right up to the end of his life, he continued to search for further ways to help people to exercise their right to freedom of choice and self-determination in their 'final matters' - and he often found them," read a statement from the group. Dignitas, which uses the slogan "To live with dignity - To die with dignity," said it would continue to work toward freedom in life and at the end of life, staying true to Mr. Minelli's vision. Dignitas combines palliative care, suicide attempt prevention and access to assisted dying as a basis for decision-making about how to shape life until the end, the group said."
Ludwig Amadeus Minelli, born December 1932 and raised in Küsnacht, founded and led Dignitas, a Swiss assisted-dying organization with more than 10,000 members. He ended his own life through assisted suicide at age 92. Dignitas has helped thousands of people since 1998, including individuals from countries where assisted suicide is illegal, and combines palliative care, suicide prevention and access to assisted dying in end-of-life decision-making. Minelli began as a journalist in 1956, became the first Swiss correspondent for Der Spiegel, shifted to human rights law in the late 1970s and graduated from law school in 1981. He founded Dignitas after a disagreement with Exit.
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