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Overview
- Noelia Castillo, 25, died by intravenous euthanasia at Sant Pere de Ribes near Barcelona on Thursday after judges rejected her father's final appeals.
- She was left paraplegic after a 2022 suicide attempt following an earlier gang rape, began the process in April 2024, and Catalonia’s review commission ruled her request lawful.
- Spain’s Supreme Court dismissed a key appeal in late February, and emergency bids were then turned down up to the procedure, including by the European Court of Human Rights, which did not rule on the merits despite some reports saying it authorized the death.
- Conservative activists and Spain’s bishops condemned the outcome, while right-to-die advocates urged a narrow legal fix to stop third parties from stalling approved cases.
- Spain legalized euthanasia in 2021 under strict regional reviews, and the Health Ministry counts 1,123 procedures through the end of 2024.