Friday, August 19, 2011

Elderly couple who refused food and water so they could die

Elderly couple who refused food and water so they could die with dignity evicted from retirement home | Mail Online: Deciding that they had a right to die in the way they wanted, the couple decided they would simply refuse food and water at their assisted living facility at the Village at Alameda, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Three days into their fast, the couple told their plan to staff at the facility. Administrators immediately called 911, citing an attempted suicide. After they refused staff's orders to eat again, they were handed their eviction papers. The next day they moved into a private residence. One week later, Armond Rudolph died. His 90-year-old wife died the following day.

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