Since the provision of assistance for committing suicide without self-interested motivation is not a criminal offence in Switzerland, so-called "right-to-die" organisations have been set up in the country, including for example the charitable organisation "DIGNITAS - Menschenwürdig leben - Menschenwürdig sterben" ("DIGNITAS - Live with dignity - Die with dignity"). According to its charter, the purpose of the organisation is to "ensure that its members live with dignity and die with dignity and to enable others to benefit from these values". DIGNITAS "helps in concrete cases with the implementation of patient directives vis-à-vis doctors and clinics and is available to support preparation for death, accompaniment of the process of dying and to provide assistance with committing suicide." Since September 2005 the organisation has also had a branch in Germany (Hanover) under the name DIGNITATE. Those who join the organisation in Germany are given "direct advice in Switzerland [...] and can also receive accompaniment for the process of committing suicide". DIGNITAS' Internet website further states that the purpose of setting up the organisation in Germany was to ensure that " the modern Swiss form of assisted suicide [will] soon [be] possible in Germany".

Besides DIGNITAS, the organization EXIT belongs to the well-known "right-to-die" organisations in Switzerland. In its annual report of 2009 the organisation states a raise of 2000 new members and 53.000 overall members. Furthermore, the usage of assisted suicide rose from 167 in 2008 to 218 in 2009. EXIT therefore assumes that this is a sign of increased interest in the so called "right-to-die" organisations.