Spanish woman Noelia, 25, undergoes euthanasia after winning legal battle with father

2026-03-26 - 21:03

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...