Ludwig Minelli

Ludwig A. Minelli (born December 5, 1932) is a Swiss lawyer. He is the founder of Dignitas, an organization that helps permanently ill people to end life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering.[1] He is also the founder and general secretary of the Swiss Society for the European Convention on Human Rights.[2]

Ludwig A. Minelli
Born (1932-12-05) December 5, 1932
Alma materZurich University
OccupationFounder of Dignitas

Minelli is among the majority of supporters of physician-assisted suicide who believe that it should be available to both healthy and sick individuals.[3][4]

Minelli holds an LL.M. from Zurich University.[3]

Selected works
  • Minelli, Ludwig (2008). "Weshalb braucht es keine aktive Sterbehilfe?". In Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.). Tod und Sterben in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft. Eine interdisziplinäre Auseinandersetzung (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär [Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 3]. Baden-Baden.
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See also

References
  1. Langley, Alison (February 4, 2003). "'Suicide tourists' go to the Swiss for help in dying". The New York Times.
  2. Wheatley, Jane (September 22, 2006). "LUDWIG MINELLI: Suicide missionary". The Times. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  3. Gentleman, Amelia (18 November 2009). "Inside the Dignitas house". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  4. "Assisted suicide in the view Europeans" (PDF). ISO Public. March 2013.
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