Spanish Woman, 25, Dies By Legal Euthanasia In Case That Drew National Spotlight

Uniunea Europeana

Noelia Castillo's age, the public battle waged by her family to stop her, and the circumstances that led her to seek euthanasia animated public opinion. MADRID (AP) — Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so, received life-ending medicine on Thursday in Barcelona. She was 25. For nearly two years, Castillo pursued her right to die after her father put up a lengthy legal battle when a medical body in