Spanish woman wins legal battle to end her life under euthanasia law

<p>Noelia Castillo, 25, has struggled with psychiatric illness since she was young and tried to kill herself in October 2022</p><p>A Spanish woman who spent months fighting her father for the right to euthanasia after being sexually assaulted and becoming paraplegic is expected to end to her life on Thursday.</p><p>Noelia Castillo, 25, has struggled with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager and tried to kill herself in October 2022 after being sexually assaulted. The attempt left her in constant pain and using a wheelchair. Eighteen months later, she used Spain’s euthanasia law, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/europe-slowly-shifting-attitudes-towards-assisted-dying">which was introduced in 2021</a>, to secure permission to end her life.</p><p><em>In Spain, <a href="https://www.samaritansinspain.com/">Samaritans</a> can be contacted on freephone 900 525 100. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/spanish-woman-wins-legal-battle-to-end-her-life-under-euthanasia-law">Continue reading...</a>