Ludwig Minelli

Ludwig Minelli
Born	Ludwig Amadeus Minelli (1932-12-05) 5 December 1932 (age 92) Zurich, Switzerland
Alma mater	Zurich University
Occupation	Founder of Dignitas

Ludwig Amadeus Minelli ^[1] (born 5 December 1932) is a Swiss lawyer. He is the founder of Dignitas, an organization that helps people to end life in a manner which relieves pain, suffering or both. ^[2] He is also the founder and general secretary of the Swiss Society for the European Convention on Human Rights. ^[3]

Minelli is among the majority of supporters of physician-assisted suicide who believe that it should be available to both healthy and sick individuals. ^{[4] [5]}

Minelli holds an LL.M. from Zurich University. ^[4]

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.

See also

• Dignitas
• Euthanasia
• Betty and George Coumbias
• FT interview, May 2023 ^[6]

References

1. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sterbehilfe-pionier-ludwig-minelli-91-hat-noch-nicht-genug-297262340859
2. Langley, Alison (February 4, 2003). "'Suicide tourists' go to the Swiss for help in dying". The New York Times.
3. Wheatley, Jane (September 22, 2006). "LUDWIG MINELLI: Suicide missionary". The Times. Retrieved July 17, 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
4. Gentleman, Amelia (18 November 2009). "Inside the Dignitas house". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 November 2009.
5. "Assisted suicide in the view Europeans" (PDF). ISO Public. March 2013.
6. https://www.ft.com/content/0f9616d6-b544-485d-b4f3-df5245b8b43d