Dignitas is a Swiss assisted dying group that helps those with terminal illness

Terminal illness

Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period of time. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as...

 and severe physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and nurses. Additionally, they provide assisted suicide for people provided that they are of sound judgement and submit to an in-depth medical report prepared by a psychiatrist that establishes the patient's condition, as required by Swiss courts.
Dignitas was founded in 1998 by Ludwig A. Minelli

Ludwig Minelli

Ludwig A. Minelli is a Swiss lawyer and human rights activist. He is the founder of Dignitas, an organization that helps permanently ill people to end life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering...

, a Swiss lawyer.