The founding father of a Swiss assisted suicide clinic has ended his personal life simply days earlier than his 93rd birthday.
Ludwig Minelli, who was on the helm of the Dignitas right-to-die group for almost twenty years, died on Saturday from “voluntary assisted dying,” the group stated.
Minelli — described by the non-profit as a “pioneer and warrior” — would have celebrated his birthday this Friday.
No different particulars about Minelli’s demise have been instantly obtainable, together with the place he died.
The journalist-turned-human rights lawyer had based Dignitas again in 1998 to assist folks finish their lives on their very own phrases.
In a tribute, the group stated Minelli had “stood unwaveringly for his convictions when it got here to the safety of basic rights and the liberty of residents.”
“Proper as much as the top of his life, he continued to seek for additional methods to assist folks to train their proper to freedom of selection and self-determination of their ‘last issues’ – and he typically discovered them,” the group stated.
Dignitas, which says it has strict tips for accepting candidates, has helped roughly 4,000 folks in Switzerland and internationally finish their lives, based on the group.
Dignitas vowed to proceed Minelli’s work.
“The Dignitas group will proceed to handle and develop the affiliation within the spirit of its founder as an expert and combative worldwide group for self-determination and freedom of selection in life and on the finish of life,” the group stated.
