Spanish Woman Dies by Euthanasia, Nation Mourns Rights Victory
A 25-year-old woman, Noelia Castillo, underwent euthanasia in Spain after a two-year legal battle, highlighting the country's 2021 legislation on assisted suicide.
A 25-year-old woman underwent legal euthanasia in Spain on Thursday after a nearly two-year protracted legal battle and struggling with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager. Noelia Castillo's case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain conditions.