Noelia marked for death by those who should protect her

by INFOVATICANA March 25, 2026

In recent weeks, the debate on euthanasia has been at the center of the public agenda in several countries. France, Canada, or Scotland are discussing its legalization or expansion, while in Spain this practice has been legal since 2021. According to data from the Asociación Federal Derecho a Morir Dignamente, more than 1,000 Spaniards have died by euthanasia up to 2025. However, the theory takes on a concrete face when it becomes a personal story.

This Tuesday, a 25-year-old young woman, Noelia, has given an interview to Antena 3 in which she announces that she has few days left to live: on March 26 she will receive euthanasia. With a subdued tone and sad gaze, she explains that she has fought for two years in the courts to obtain authorization. Her reason, repeated bluntly: “I don’t want to suffer”.

The real drama behind the discourse

Noelia has suffered a serious spinal cord injury since 2022, after a suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down and with constant pain. To this situation is added a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, which according to Antena 3, she had recognized a 67% disability due to mental health problems.

A medical committee authorized her euthanasia request unanimously, and the courts dismissed her father’s appeals, who argued that her mental state should be taken into account. The young woman acknowledges that her family does not share her decision, “no one in my family is in favor because I am a pillar for them”, she explains. However, she insists that she can no longer bear the pain: “I leave them suffering, but what about my suffering?”.

Her mother, although opposed to euthanasia, has stated that she will remain by her side until the end, after describing the process as “horrible” after years of struggle.

To these elements is added a particularly delicate aspect. According to what was published in the media, Noelia declared in court that she had been a victim of multiple sexual assault, a trauma that could be at the origin of her borderline personality disorder. In addition, she had a previous diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder with suicidal ideations.

Her environment maintains that her desire to die does not respond to a fully free decision, but rather would be conditioned by her mental illness, which had already led her to several suicide attempts

Is this true freedom? Can a decision that culminates in one’s own death be called dignity?

More: https://x.com/paulinusoftrier/status/2036831125792751808?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w