Is euthanasia legal in Germany?
Assisted dying only
Active euthanasia is illegal, but assisted suicide is legal following a 2020 court ruling.
Germany is one of 2 countries classified “Assisted dying only” for euthanasia — 5% 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.
- Czech Republic
- Illegal Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal and considered homicide under the Criminal Code.
- Belgium
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002, with cases occurring regularly since then.
- Switzerland
- Assisted dying only Physician-assisted suicide is legal if the motive is not selfish, while active euthanasia is not explicitly legalized.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is forbidden and treated as a milder form of murder under the Penal Code.
Other laws in Germany
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Banned
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