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Woman who chose to be euthanized after parents lose legal battle dies aged 25 - Pulptastic
- Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old from Barcelona, was euthanized in Spain after her father’s legal challenge.
- She became the first in Spain approved for assisted dying on mental-health grounds in 2024.
- Her trauma included two rapes in 2022 and a gang rape, followed by mounting health problems.
- Spain’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal, allowing the euthanasia to proceed.
- The procedure was scheduled for 6 p.m. local time, after final hours with close ones.
- The case underscores ongoing debates about Spain’s euthanasia law and protections for vulnerable people.
- Her final statements reflected a request to die while looking beautiful.
- Spain legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2021, affecting this case.
- The father, Geronimo Castillo, argued the patient had a personality disorder affecting decision-making.
- The article provides mental health resources for readers in crisis.
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