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'''Betty and George Coumbias''' were a Canadian married couple who sought to become the first husband and wife to complete simultaneous [[suicides]] with legal authorization. |
'''Betty and George Coumbias''' were a Canadian married couple who sought to become the first husband and wife to complete simultaneous [[suicides]] with legal authorization. They were featured in John Zaritsky's 2007 documentary, ''[[The Suicide Tourist]]''.<ref>[https://vancouversun.com/news/Healthy+Vancouver+woman+wants+beside+ailing+husband/1492621/story.html Healthy Vancouver woman wants to die beside her ailing husband] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722014655/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Healthy%2BVancouver%2Bwoman%2Bwants%2Bbeside%2Bailing%2Bhusband/1492621/story.html |date=July 22, 2009}}, April 14, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16912171 'Suicide Tourists' Seek Place to Die] December 5, 2007.</ref> Although [[assisted suicide]] was illegal in [[Canada]], they hoped to end their lives with the approval of the government of [[Switzerland]]. |
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The couple's request was unusual in that, while George Coumbias |
The couple's request was unusual in that, while George Coumbias suffered from heart disease, Betty Coumbias was reported to be in excellent health.<ref name="thestar">[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/667090 Deaths reignite assisted-suicide debate] July 16, 2009</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Ludwig Minelli, director of Swiss assisted-suicide group [[Dignitas (euthanasia group)|Dignitas]], petitioned the [[Canton of Zurich]] to grant doctors the authority to issue lethal drugs to healthy people |
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| ⚫ | Ludwig Minelli, director of Swiss assisted-suicide group [[Dignitas (euthanasia group)|Dignitas]], petitioned the [[Canton of Zurich]] to grant doctors the authority to issue lethal drugs to healthy people after being counseled by his organization, hoping to facilitate the Coumbias' suicide pact.<ref name="thestar" /> |
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In 2009, Betty Coumbias developed cancer and died, while George continues to live with his heart condition.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/suicidetourist/coumbias/</ref> |
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In 2009, Betty Coumbias developed cancer and died, while George continued to live with his heart condition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/suicidetourist/coumbias/|title=Video - The Coumbias' Story | The Suicide Tourist | FRONTLINE | PBS|website=www.pbs.org}}</ref> He died in 2016.<ref>[http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=george-john-coumbias&pid=182325901&referrer=0&preview=false]{{dead link|date=August 2019}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Suicide tourism]] |
*[[Suicide tourism]] |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/suicidetourist/ The Suicide Tourist | FRONTLINE | PBS] |
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* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123528238|title="Frontline" The Suicide Tourist (TV Episode 2010)}} (54 min) |
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 24 November 2023
Betty and George Coumbias were a Canadian married couple who sought to become the first husband and wife to complete simultaneous suicides with legal authorization. They were featured in John Zaritsky's 2007 documentary, The Suicide Tourist.[1][2] Although assisted suicide was illegal in Canada, they hoped to end their lives with the approval of the government of Switzerland.
The couple's request was unusual in that, while George Coumbias suffered from heart disease, Betty Coumbias was reported to be in excellent health.[3]
Ludwig Minelli, director of Swiss assisted-suicide group Dignitas, petitioned the Canton of Zurich to grant doctors the authority to issue lethal drugs to healthy people after being counseled by his organization, hoping to facilitate the Coumbias' suicide pact.[3]
In 2009, Betty Coumbias developed cancer and died, while George continued to live with his heart condition.[4] He died in 2016.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ Healthy Vancouver woman wants to die beside her ailing husband Archived July 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, April 14, 2009
- ^ 'Suicide Tourists' Seek Place to Die December 5, 2007.
- ^ a b Deaths reignite assisted-suicide debate July 16, 2009
- ^ "Video - The Coumbias' Story | The Suicide Tourist | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org.
- ^ [1][dead link]
