MADRID, April 1 -- As a 25-year-old paraplegic approached the final hours of her life before receiving euthanasia in Spain last week, social media buzzed with debate over her decision to end her life, much of it fuelled by misinformation.

Some questioned her eligibility, claiming she did not have a terminal illness but suffered from depression due to a traumatic past.

Noelia Castillo had attempted suicide by throwing herself from the fifth floor of a building after being sexually assaulted, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.

During a TV interview that aired on the eve of her euthanasia on March 26, Castillo recalled other attempted sexual assaults and attempts to take her life, as well as health issues resulting from her parapl...