Young Woman from Spain Wins Right to Euthanasia After 600-Day Legal Battle

A 25-year-old woman in Spain secured the right to euthanasia through the courts, according to El País, concluding a legal struggle that lasted more than 600 days. Noelia Castillo Ramos was born into a troubled family marked by her parents' drug addiction. At the age of 12, she began living in shelters, and after reaching adulthood, she moved to a social care center. There, she suffered a gang rape. Following the assault, Noelia attempted to take her own life. She survived but remained paralyzed from the waist down.