Summary
Holocaust survivor Ruth Posner and her husband Michael died at a Swiss clinic, choosing assisted death. The couple informed their close ones via email, explaining their decision due to aging and declining health.
Key Facts
- Ruth Posner was 96, and her husband Michael was 97.
- They both died at the Pegasos clinic in Switzerland.
- Ruth Posner was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust.
- The couple sent an email to family and friends before their deaths, stating it was a mutual decision without outside pressure.
- Ruth Posner had a career in dance and drama and joined the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Michael Posner worked as a chemist and with UNICEF, a United Nations aid agency.
- The couple lived in London and had been together for almost 75 years.
- UK Parliament is discussing whether to change the law on assisted dying, which is not currently allowed in England and Wales.
