Noelia Castillo Dies by Euthanasia in Spain After European Court Rejects Her Father's Appeals

Noelia Castillo passed away by euthanasia in Barcelona following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that dismissed her father's attempts to block the procedure.The 25-year-old had been paraplegic since a 2022 suicide attempt and successfully petitioned for assisted death under the 2021 Spanish legislation.Her father, supported by the group Abogados Cristianos, argued that her psychiatric history made her unfit to consent, though medical boards confirmed her capacity.This landmark case marks the first judicial intervention regarding the national euthanasia law since its enactment in the Mediterranean country.
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