Dignitas 'would offer assisted suicide to healthy'

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Ludwig Minelli, the head of Dignitas, is 77. A trained lawyer, he founded the assisted suicide organisation 12 years ago.

The organisation, whose slogan is "live with dignity, die with dignity", has helped more than 1,000 people to die.

He explains his philosophy on assisting people with and without mental illness to commit suicide.

You can hear the full report on The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4 on 2 July, 2200 BST and afterwards on iPlayer.

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