Ludwig Minelli

Ludwig Minelli
Born
Ludwig Amadeus Minelli

(1932-12-05) 5 December 1932
Zurich, Switzerland
Alma materZurich University
OccupationFounder 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also

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.
  4. ^ a b 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
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