The final interview w/ that Spanish woman who ended up euthanized has been published:

Noelia Castillo, 25, divulged that she’d been sexually assaulted three separate times — including the gang rape — over several years, leading to the suicide attempt that left her a paraplegic. The first was by a then-current boyfriend, whom she dated for four years, while a second took place in a nightclub, where two men reportedly tried to abuse her, she said in the interview with “Y ahora Sonsoles” on Spanish TV channel Atena 3.

The third assault, in an entertainment venue, involved three people and took place just days before she attempted suicide by jumping from a building in Oct. 2022, when she was 21.

Castillo got the OK to end her life legally because she suffered from paraplegia. She was diagnosed with chronic depressive symptoms and an adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, but psychiatric reports rule out a major depressive disorder that would impair her decision-making capacity.

Castillo was also diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder, Euronews reported. Critics also raised questions about the extent of Castillo’s disability in the wake of her interview, as she was seen to be able to do certain activities with assistance.

Castillo’s suicide attempt saw her suffer a complete spinal cord injury at the L3 level, causing paraplegia, neuropathic pain, sensory impairment, incontinence, and the need for a catheter, as well as significant functional dependency, medical records show.

She also had limited mobility with a wheelchair and a very limited ability to walk indoors in adapted environments, the records show.

Catholic bishops have also denounced Castillo’s decision, with José Mazuelos Pérez, the bishop of the Canary Islands, saying that it proved “we have all failed as a society,” EuroNews reported.

The legal battle started after Castillo’s request for euthanasia was unanimously accepted in 2024 by the Catalan Guarantee and Evaluation Commission, an independent group of medical professionals in the region. The organization found she was suffering under an “unrecoverable clinical situation,” the BBC reported.

Castillo’s case ultimately went through five different courts before this week, when the European Court of Human Rights refused to stop the procedure and a Barcelona court rejected a new appeal from her father, exhausting all his legal options. Her best friend also made a last-ditch attempt to persuade Castillo to change her mind.

She was first admitted to a hospital in Tarragona following her suicide attempt and later underwent almost two years of intensive neurorehabilitation. Ten months later, she applied for assisted dying.

In her statement to the court, Castillo said that she was suffering constant physical pain and impacts to her daily life. The suffering was ruled persistent and incompatible with any significant functional recovery, and euthanasia was granted, despite her father’s opposition, documents show.

Under Spain’s 2021 law, any Spanish adult over 18 requesting euthanasia must be suffering from an incurable disease or “serious, chronic and disabling condition,” and the decision must be taken free of external pressure.