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Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old survivor of multiple sexual assaults, died in Spain by legal euthanasia last week. Her life and death expose the cruelty of the left’s “compassion.”
Ramos’ childhood was marred by family problems: her parents’ separation and her father’s alcohol issues. The state placed her in the foster care system when she was about 13 years old. It was around this time that Ramos began a long battle with mental health issues after being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD).
The state-run system that was supposed to look after Ramos’ wellbeing neglected her. She suffered multiple sexual assaults, including being gang-raped while living in a state-run facility for at-risk youth in 2022. In her despair, Ramos tried to commit suicide multiple times, including jumping from a fifth-floor balcony. She survived, but was left paralyzed from the waist down and in constant chronic pain. Emotionally and mentally, she grappled with profound isolation, losing her sense of purpose in a world that had caused her so much suffering.
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