The judge approves the 24 -year -old euthanasia who paralyzed his father in Barcelona
Barcelona number 12 Court Approved Noelia’s euthanasia, On 24 -year -old with paraplegia, whose father stopped his death “in extremis” through a judicial appeal last August.
In his condemnation, the judge dThis is the resource presented by the parent of the young womanrepresented by the ultra -bad collective Christian lawyers, against the decision of the generalitat to give green light to its euthanasia, after the first process held in Spain for the right of a decent death
Concludes that, “It is not justified” The father’s request to prevent daughter’s dignified death, who is in the legal age and who, although he has a borderline personality disorder, according to the psychiatric relationship conducted, does not suffer any crisis or decomomension related to it that affects their skills.
The origin of the conflict
The young woman, who was paraplegic after a suicide attempt in 2022, Asked to receive euthanasia in April 2024, Add constant and irreversible suffering. The question received all medical guarantees. The guarantee and evaluation commission gave euthanasia, for unanimity of its 19 members, to consider that the patient met the requirements established by the law on euthanasia. However, his father, with the help of the Ultra -Christian Catholic Association, resorted to the decision claiming that his daughter had no ability to make that decision because of the previous mental disorders.
The process has opened an unprecedented debate: if relatives can challenge an adult person on their life. The general claims that the young woman is the only holder of the right to decent deathWhile the prosecutor’s office recognizes that family members can intervene if they maintain a close link with the patient. The father claims that his daughter showed doubts about his decision, although medical relationships support his psychopathological stability.
