Is euthanasia legal in Belgium?
Euthanasia legal
Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002, with cases occurring regularly since then.
Belgium is one of 10 countries classified “Euthanasia legal” for euthanasia — 26% of the 38 with data. (Also searched as assisted dying.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of euthanasia
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Luxembourg
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia is legal in Luxembourg following the passage of a bill in 2009.
- Netherlands
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are legal in the Netherlands since 2001.
- France
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but sedation until death is permitted for terminal patients.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Active euthanasia is illegal, but assisted suicide is legal following a 2020 court ruling.
- Switzerland
- Assisted dying only Physician-assisted suicide is legal if the motive is not selfish, while active euthanasia is not explicitly legalized.
- United Kingdom
- Illegal Active euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal, though passive euthanasia is permitted.
Other laws in Belgium
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-out (presumed consent)
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.