Dignitas Founder Ludwig Minelli Dies At 92

2025-11-30 02:09:07

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Ludwig Minelli, the founder of Dignitas, passed away on November 30 in an assisted suicide procedure, shortly before his 93rd birthday. The euthanasia organisation said it would continue to develop the association in line with its founder's wishes. This content was published on November 30, 2025 - 14:38 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Dignitas announced on Sunday that its founder had“chosen to end his life”. Minelli founded the association in 1998. The lawyer campaigned for his assisted suicide organisation for decades and appeared in court several times as a result.

In one case, Dignitas failed before the Swiss Federal Court with a demand to be allowed to bury urns commercially outside of cemeteries. The court upheld the ban, which dates back to a macabre discovery in Lake Zurich in 2010.
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