Laws by Country Human Rights
Suicide Legal Countries 2025
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76 countries
10 countries
Country | Active↓ | Passive | Legislation Date | Additional Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Colombia | Legal | Legal | 12-15-2014 | Ruling of the Constitutional Court of Colombia |
 | Spain | Legal | Legal | 06-25-2021 | Passed by the Cortes Generales |
 | Canada | Legal | Legal | 06-17-2016 | Passed by the Parliament of Canada |
 | Australia | Legal | Legal | ||
 | Netherlands | Legal | Legal | 04-01-2002 | Passed by the States General |
 | Ecuador | Legal | Legal | 02-05-2024 | Ruling of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador |
 | Belgium | Legal | Legal | 05-28-2002 | Passed by the Belgian Federal Parliament |
 | Portugal | Legal | Legal | 05-25-2023 | Passed by the Assembly of the Republic, promulgated by the President and published on the official gazette |
 | New Zealand | Legal | Legal | 11-06-2021 | Passed by the Parliament of New Zealand and adopted in a referendum |
 | Luxembourg | Legal | Legal | 03-19-2009 | Passed by the Chamber of Deputies |
 | India | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | United States | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Nigeria | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Brazil | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Russia | Illegal | Illegal | ||
 | Ethiopia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Mexico | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Turkey | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Germany | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Thailand | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | United Kingdom | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | France | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | South Africa | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Italy | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Kenya | Illegal | Illegal | ||
 | South Korea | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Argentina | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Ukraine | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Poland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Venezuela | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Taiwan | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Zambia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Kazakhstan | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Chile | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Romania | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Bolivia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Dominican Republic | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | United Arab Emirates | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Sweden | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Czechia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Azerbaijan | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Greece | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Hungary | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Israel | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Austria | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Belarus | Illegal | Illegal | ||
 | Switzerland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Hong Kong | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Nicaragua | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Bulgaria | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Serbia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | El Salvador | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Denmark | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Singapore | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Finland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Norway | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Slovakia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Ireland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Costa Rica | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Panama | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Croatia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Georgia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Uruguay | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Puerto Rico | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Namibia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Moldova | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Armenia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Lithuania | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Albania | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Slovenia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Latvia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | North Macedonia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Trinidad and Tobago | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Cyprus | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Estonia | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Guyana | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Montenegro | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Malta | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Belize | Illegal | Illegal | ||
 | Iceland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Andorra | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Faroe Islands | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Greenland | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Gibraltar | Illegal | Legal | ||
 | Monaco | Illegal | Legal |
- The practice of intentionally ending a life to bring an end to a living being’s pain and/or suffering is traditionally referred to as euthanasia.
- Euthanasia is trending toward increased legality worldwide.
- Euthanasia may be classified in multiple ways, some of which overlap, which often determine the legality of the act. Passive euthanasia (either voluntary or non-voluntary) is much more likely to be legal than active voluntary euthanasia, and both are more likely to be legal than active involuntary euthanasia.
- Active: Death is not imminent and additional steps (such as the injection of life-ending drugs) must be taken to induce it.
- Passive: Death is imminent and may be achieved by simply withholding life-sustaining treatment such as medication or a respirator.
- Voluntary: The individual gives consent.
- Non-voluntary: The individual is incapacitated (such as in a vegetative state) or otherwise unable to give consent.
- Involuntary: The individual does not wish to end their life. Involuntary euthanasia is considered murder in most cases.
- Euthanasia laws in the United States vary by state. Euthanasia is currently legal in some form in 10 jurisdictions in the US: Washington, D.C. and the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Washington.
