"The head of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas chose to end his life through an assisted death, the group has said. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said. Dignitas said it would continue to manage and develop the association in the spirit of its founder as a professional and combative international organisation for self-determination and freedom of choice in life and at the end of life."
"Minelli, a lawyer by trade, faced many legal challenges and made several successful appeals to the Swiss supreme court and the European court of human rights (ECHR). Dignitas said his work had had a lasting influence on Swiss law, pointing to a 2011 ECHR ruling that recognised the right of a person to decide the manner and time of their own end of life."
Ludwig Minelli, who founded Dignitas in 1998, chose assisted death days before his 93rd birthday. Dignitas will continue as an international organisation promoting self-determination and freedom of choice at the end of life. Minelli, a lawyer, won appeals at the Swiss Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights; his work influenced Swiss law, including a 2011 ruling that recognised the right to decide the manner and time of one's death. Swiss law allows assisted dying when the person commits the lethal act themselves but prohibits euthanasia. Dignitas serves non-residents and reports over 10,000 members.
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