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Spanish Woman Dies by Euthanasia After Father's Loss in Court Battle

A 25-year-old Spanish woman, Noelia, has undergone euthanasia after her father's legal bid to stop the procedure was unsuccessful. This marks the first case to reach a Spanish court since Spain legalized euthanasia in 2021.


A 25-year-old woman who has been paraplegic since a failed suicide attempt underwent euthanasia in Spain on Thursday, after her father lost a lengthy legal battle to stop the procedure, Spanish media reported. Her case was the first to reach a Spanish court for consideration since Spain became one of the few countries to legalise euthanasia in 2021, a law fiercely opposed by the Catholic Church. The woman, identified as Noelia, died shortly after 6pm at a hospital in Sant Pere de Ribes in the...

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