Tragic Story of 25-Year-Old Set To Be Killed Combines Two Worst Nightmares
Tragic Story of 25-Year-Old Set To Be Killed Combines Two Worst Nightmares
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As I write this sentence, 25-year-old Noelia Castillo Ramos is not yet dead.
Spain is set to euthanize the young woman Thursday, according to Catalan newspaper Ara. But euthanize —derived from the Greek eu (“good”) and thanatos (“death”) — isn’t the right term. Rather, Spain is going to help Ramos kill herself.
“None of my family are in favor of euthanasia. I am a pillar of the family. I am leaving them suffering. But what about my suffering? The happiness of a father, a mother, or a sister shouldn’t be more important than that of a daughter or the life of a daughter,” Ramos argued in Spanish in a recent, final interview, according to El Confidencial. Spain legalized euthanasia in 2021. Ramos qualifies for euthanasia based on “severe mental suffering,” according to Spanish language news outlet El Imparcial.
Ramos reportedly suffers from irreversible paraplegia and mental troubles. Ramos was reportedly paralyzed after attempting to........
