Noelia Castillo Ramos, a Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, died on March 26, 2026, after receiving euthanasia by lethal injection.
Born in Barcelona in 2000, she became the subject of a landmark case in Spain over the application of the Organic Law Regulating Euthanasia. At 25, she was among the youngest people to receive medical assistance in dying after demonstrating chronic and irreversible pain.
Her request became the focus of a two-year legal battle, with the High Court of Justice of Catalonia ultimately intervening to validate her right after appeals from her father and the Christian Lawyers Association questioned her legal capacity.
Noelia Castillo Ramos (14 November 2000 – 26 March 2026) was a Spanish woman who died after receiving euthanasia. Her request for euthanasia became a landmark case in Spain on the application of the Organic Law Regulating Euthanasia in the country. At age 25, she was one of the youngest people to receive medical assistance in dying after demonstrating chronic and irreversible pain. Her case garnered significant public attention due to a two-year legal battle, in which the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) had to intervene to validate her right against appeals filed by her father and the Christian Lawyers Association [es], who questioned her legal capacity.