Swiss lawyer and President of Dignitas (

Swiss lawyer and President of Dignitas (Swiss assisted dying organisation), Ludwig A. Minelli, speaks to the press on June 15, 2012 in Zurich, during a five-day congress of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. Groups supporting the right to hasten dying are meeting in Zurich this week for a global conference on assisted suicide, reigniting the debate on dignified death. The venue of the 2012 meeting honours the 30th anniversary of Zurich-based Exit, a group carrying out assisted suicides in Switzerland where the practice is legal under certain conditions. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/GettyImages)