Overview
- Noelia Castillo received euthanasia in March after a roughly two-year precautionary suspension that began when her father appealed the approved request through regional, national and European courts.
- The Congress took the first formal step to change the law by accepting a reform that would shorten the time courts have to resolve appeals and is intended to prevent similar multi-year blocks.
- The proposed text seeks a 25-day maximum for judicial decisions on appeals against grant decisions and would confine review to a single higher-contentious instance to accelerate final rulings.
- Supporters from PSC, Junts, ERC, Comuns and CUP say the change preserves medical and commission safeguards while preventing obstruction; PP and Vox oppose it arguing it reduces guarantees for irreversible decisions.
- Gerónimo Castillo, Noelia’s father, released a video criticizing how quickly the euthanasia was carried out and calling for more mental-health resources, and lawmakers and rights groups say the next steps are parliamentary debate and possible further legal challenges.