Ramón Sampedro

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Ramón Sampedro was a Spanish seaman and writer who became widely known for his decades-long legal battle for the right to end his life after being left quadriplegic by a diving accident.

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Ramón Sampedro canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf euthanasia activist
human
seaman
writer
advocatedFor legalization of euthanasia
right to die with dignity
authorOf Cartas desde el infierno
causeOfDeath suicide
causeOfNotability campaign for euthanasia in Spain
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfBirth 1943-01-05
dateOfDeath 1998-01-12
ethnicGroup Galician people
familyName Sampedro
genre autobiographical writing
givenName Ramón
inspiredWork The Sea Inside
surface form: film "Mar adentro"
languagesSpoken Galician
Spanish
legalCase Spanish right-to-die legal battle
mannerOfDeath assisted suicide
medicalCondition quadriplegia
movement right-to-die movement
name Ramón Sampedro self-link
nationality Spanish
notableFor legal battle for the right to end his life
notableWork Cartas desde el infierno
occupation activist
seaman
writer
placeOfBirth A Coruña
Galicia
Porto do Son
Spain
placeOfDeath A Coruña
Boiro
Galicia
Spain
portrayedBy Javier Bardem
positionHeld right-to-die advocate
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Galicia
Spain
significantEvent diving accident that left him quadriplegic
subjectOf Mar adentro

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Javier Bardem portrayed Ramón Sampedro
The Sea Inside mainCharacter Ramón Sampedro
Ramón Sampedro name Ramón Sampedro self-link