Ludwig Minelli Explained

Ludwig A. Minelli (born 5 December 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]

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.

Selected works

• Book: Minelli, Ludwig . Weshalb braucht es keine aktive Sterbehilfe? . Robertson-von Trotha . Caroline Y. . Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. . Tod und Sterben in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft. Eine interdisziplinäre Auseinandersetzung (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär . Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 3 . Baden-Baden . 2008.

See also

• Dignitas
• Euthanasia
• Betty and George Coumbias
• FT interview, May 2023^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Langley . Alison . 'Suicide tourists' go to the Swiss for help in dying . The New York Times . February 4, 2003 .
2. News: Wheatley . Jane . LUDWIG MINELLI: Suicide missionary . The Times . September 22, 2006. July 17, 2009.
3. News: Gentleman . Amelia . Amelia Gentleman . Inside the Dignitas house . 18 November 2009 . The Guardian. 18 November 2009.
4. Web site: Assisted suicide in the view Europeans . ISO Public . March 2013.
5. https://www.ft.com/content/0f9616d6-b544-485d-b4f3-df5245b8b43d