7 h. ago Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli ends life at own assisted dying clinic before birthday

Ludwig Minelli, the founder of Swiss right-to-die group Dignitas, has passed away at the age of 92 after ending his life at one of his assisted dying clinics just days before his birthday

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7 h. ago BREAKING: Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli ends own life at own assisted dying clinic

Ludwig Minelli set up the first Dignitas clinic in 1998 to help the terminally and chronically ill to die on their own terms

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7 h. ago Dignitas founder, 92, ends his life days before his birthday at one of his own assisted dying clinics

Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli has ended his life aged 92 at one of his own assisted dying clinics, just days before his birthday.

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8 h. ago Founder of Dignitas ends his life at own assisted dying clinic days before birthday as tributes paid to ‘pioneer’

THE founder of Dignitas has ended his life at the age of 92 at one of his own assisted dying clinics. Ludwig Minelli, described as a "pioneer and a warrior" by those who knew him, took his final breath on November 29 - just days before his birthday. Dignitas paid a touching tribute to their Swiss...

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