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Ramón Sampedro

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Ramón Sampedro Famous memorial

Birth
Porto do Son, Provincia da La Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Death
12 Jan 1998 (aged 55)
Boiro, Provincia da La Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Burial
Provincia da La Coruña, Galicia, Spain Add to Map
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Spanish Pro-Euthanasia Fighter and Writer. He suffered an accident in the sea at the age of 25 and he was paralyzed from neck to the legs to the rest of his life. He fougth in a 30 years campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die. Finally, he committed suicide with the help of his friends. He wrote the book "Cartas Desde el Infierno" (Letters from Hell) and "Cando Eu Caia." His life inspired the new film of Motion Picture Director Alejandro Amenábar "The Sea Inside", recently released in USA.
Spanish Pro-Euthanasia Fighter and Writer. He suffered an accident in the sea at the age of 25 and he was paralyzed from neck to the legs to the rest of his life. He fougth in a 30 years campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die. Finally, he committed suicide with the help of his friends. He wrote the book "Cartas Desde el Infierno" (Letters from Hell) and "Cando Eu Caia." His life inspired the new film of Motion Picture Director Alejandro Amenábar "The Sea Inside", recently released in USA.

Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
  • Added: Dec 9, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10064410/ram%C3%B3n-sampedro: accessed ), memorial page for Ramón Sampedro (5 Jan 1943–12 Jan 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10064410, citing Cementerio de la Parroquia de Santa Marina de Xuño, Provincia da La Coruña, Galicia, Spain; Maintained by Find a Grave.