Where is euthanasia legal?
How euthanasia (also searched as assisted dying) is treated in 38 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Euthanasia legal 10 countries (26%), including Colombia, Spain, Canada and Australia.
- Assisted dying only 2 countries (5%): Germany and Switzerland.
- Passive only 11 countries (29%), including India, Philippines, France and Italy.
- Illegal 13 countries (34%), including Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom and Poland.
- Varies by region 2 countries (5%): United States and Mexico.
Euthanasia legal 10
Assisted dying only 2
Passive only 11
Illegal 13
Varies by region 2
- Mexico
- United States
In the United States, state by state
- Alabama
- Illegal
- Alaska
- Illegal
- Arizona
- Illegal
- Arkansas
- Illegal
- California
- Assisted dying only
- Colorado
- Assisted dying only
- Connecticut
- Illegal
- Delaware
- Assisted dying only
- District of Columbia
- Assisted dying only
- Florida
- Illegal
- Georgia
- Illegal
- Hawaii
- Assisted dying only
- Idaho
- Illegal
- Illinois
- Assisted dying only
- Indiana
- Illegal
- Iowa
- Illegal
- Kansas
- Illegal
- Kentucky
- Illegal
- Louisiana
- Illegal
- Maine
- Assisted dying only
- Maryland
- Illegal
- Massachusetts
- Illegal
- Michigan
- Illegal
- Minnesota
- Illegal
- Mississippi
- Illegal
- Missouri
- Illegal
- Montana
- Assisted dying only
- Nebraska
- Illegal
- Nevada
- Illegal
- New Hampshire
- Illegal
- New Jersey
- Assisted dying only
- New Mexico
- Assisted dying only
- New York
- Assisted dying only
- North Carolina
- Illegal
- North Dakota
- Illegal
- Ohio
- Illegal
- Oklahoma
- Illegal
- Oregon
- Assisted dying only
- Pennsylvania
- Illegal
- Rhode Island
- Illegal
- South Carolina
- Illegal
- South Dakota
- Illegal
- Tennessee
- Illegal
- Texas
- Illegal
- Utah
- Illegal
- Vermont
- Assisted dying only
- Virginia
- Illegal
- Washington
- Assisted dying only
- West Virginia
- Illegal
- Wisconsin
- Illegal
- Wyoming
- Illegal
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Legality of euthanasia; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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