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Spain: Assault victim dies by euthanasia, despite father's objections

Spain: Assault victim dies by euthanasia, despite father's objections
Noelia Castillo Ramos | YT
ET staff writer
ET staff writer
29 April, 2026 2 min read

People around the world have expressed their sorrow and concern that a young Spanish woman felt so unhappy that she sought – and was permitted – to die by euthanasia.

Following a protracted court battle, in which her father aimed to prevent her from ending her own life, Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona, Spain, was administered the deadly drugs.

News of the case broke on the morning of Thursday 26 March, as it was featured on Spanish TV programme Y Ahora Sonsoles, and the story went viral on all social media platforms.

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