Dignitas


Family doctor helped “up to 30” to end their lives at clinic

Jared Yee | 16 September 2011
A former GP from the UK admitted last week to helping as many as 30 people to end their lives at Dignitas suicide clinic in Switzerland.

Dignitas: not a typical holiday get-away

Michael Cook | 24 June 2011
About 160 Britons have died at Dignitas, about one in six of the clients of the Swiss suicide clinic in Zurich. What is it like?

Dignitas inspires prize-winning Belgian film

Michael Cook | 06 November 2010
First prize at Rome Film Festival

Dignitas boss: let partners of terminally ill who commit suicide die too

Jared Yee | 27 October 2010
Deliverance for the dying and their partners too

Has assisted suicide made the founder of Dignitas a millionaire?

Michael Cook | 03 July 2010
Swiss newspaper investigates finances of Dignitas

Ashes found in Lake Zurich put spotlight on Dignitas

Jared Yee | 28 April 2010
Suicide clinic faces new wave of scrutiny

Widow dies at Dignitas and leaves her sons disputing her will

Michael Cook | 17 April 2010
Son who opposed death complains

More pressure for UK assisted suicide

Michael Cook | 12 March 2010
Patricia Hewitt, former Health Secretary, calls for Royal Commission

Helium suicides at Dignitas described in leading journal

Michael Cook | 09 March 2010
Important statistics also available.

Is suicide a rational choice for Huntington’s disease victims?

Michael Cook | 10 February 2010
No, says British journalist Charlotte Raven

Swiss to vote on suicide tourism “tax”

Michael Cook | 29 January 2010
Dignitas boss shrugs it off
 
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