Overview
- Christian Lawyers, which represented her father, confirmed late Thursday that Noelia Castillo had died after the procedure went ahead in Catalonia.
- A Catalan medical commission approved her request in July 2024, and her father's appeals were rejected by regional courts, Spain's Supreme Court, and the Constitutional Court in February 2026.
- An urgent bid this week to the European Court of Human Rights to halt the procedure was denied, though the court may still review aspects of the case later.
- Castillo sought euthanasia after a 2022 sexual assault in a state-supervised facility and a subsequent suicide attempt left her paraplegic and in chronic pain, with medical reviewers and judges finding she had capacity to consent.
- Spain legalized euthanasia in 2021 for adults who can give informed consent and face unbearable, chronic conditions, with safeguards that require repeated written requests and independent medical review.