Gang-rape victim Noelia Castillo’s father had battled for years to stop her from dying by euthanasia — before finally losing out to the power of the courts.
Geronimo Castillo, supported by a group called Christian Lawyers, argued that his 25-year-old daughter’s mental illness impaired her ability to decide to end her own life.
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He also accused the Spanish state of “abandoning” his daughter by offering death instead of further psychiatric treatment.
His daughter acknowledged how much her death would pain her friends and family — especially her father — in a final interview before she was euthanized Thursday
“None of my family is in favour of euthanasia. But what about all the pain I’ve suffered during all these years?” she said.
“The happiness of a father, a mother, or a sister cannot be more important than
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