Ramón Sampedro
Ramón Sampedro | |
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A memorial to Sampedro in As Furnas | |
| Born | Ramón Sampedro Cameán 5 January 1943 |
| Died | 12 January 1998 (aged 55) Boiro, Galicia, Spain |
| Cause of death | Assisted suicide by ingesting potassium cyanide |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Known for | Right-to-die case |
Ramón Sampedro Cameán (5 January 1943 – 12 January 1998) was a Spanish seaman and writer. Sampedro became a quadriplegic at the age of 25 (on 23 August 1968), following a diving accident, and fought for his right to assisted dying for the following 29 years.