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Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona, died by euthanasia on March 26, 2026, at the Sant Pere de Ribes care facility in Catalonia, Spain, after a legal battle spanning nearly two years.

Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona, died by euthanasia on March 26, 2026, at the Sant Pere de Ribes care facility in Catalonia, Spain, after a legal battle spanning nearly two years.

Castillo became paraplegic after jumping from a fifth-floor building in October 2022. She applied for euthanasia in April 2024, and the Catalan Guarantee and Evaluation Commission unanimously approved her request in July 2024.

Castillo became paraplegic after jumping from a fifth-floor building in October 2022. She applied for euthanasia in April 2024, and the Catalan Guarantee and Evaluation Commission unanimously approved her request in July 2024.

Castillo's father, backed by Abogados Cristianos, challenged the approval in court, arguing her psychiatric condition prevented her from making a free and informed decision. The case became the first euthanasia case in Spain to go before a judge.

Castillo's father, backed by Abogados Cristianos, challenged the approval in court, arguing her psychiatric condition prevented her from making a free and informed decision. The case became the first euthanasia case in Spain to go before a judge.

The case advanced through multiple courts, including Spain's Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, both of which upheld Castillo's right to die. The European Court of Human Rights also rejected her father's request to halt the procedure on March 24.

The case advanced through multiple courts, including Spain's Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, both of which upheld Castillo's right to die. The European Court of Human Rights also rejected her father's request to halt the procedure on March 24.

In a televised interview on Antena 3 the day before her death, Castillo said: "I just cannot go on anymore." Medical records confirmed her spinal cord injury caused paraplegia, neuropathic pain and significant functional dependency.

In a televised interview on Antena 3 the day before her death, Castillo said: "I just cannot go on anymore." Medical records confirmed her spinal cord injury caused paraplegia, neuropathic pain and significant functional dependency.

Abogados Cristianos called the case "a failure" of Spain's euthanasia law, while Catalonia's Right to Die With Dignity group called for legal amendments to prevent third parties from interfering in authorized procedures. Since 2021, 1,123 people have received assisted dying in Spain.

Abogados Cristianos called the case "a failure" of Spain's euthanasia law, while Catalonia's Right to Die With Dignity group called for legal amendments to prevent third parties from interfering in authorized procedures. Since 2021, 1,123 people have received assisted dying in Spain.

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