Is euthanasia legal in India?
Passive only
Passive euthanasia is legal, but active euthanasia remains illegal in India.
India is one of 11 countries classified “Passive only” for euthanasia — 29% 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
- Philippines
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, while passive euthanasia is recognized but lacks specific legislation.
- South Korea
- Passive only Passive euthanasia is legal, while active euthanasia remains illegal in South Korea.
- Turkey
- Illegal Euthanasia is strictly forbidden, and assisting suicide is punishable by imprisonment.
- Israel
- Passive only Passive euthanasia is accepted in some cases, while active euthanasia is forbidden.
- Russia
- Illegal Euthanasia is explicitly banned by Federal Law No.323, although specific penalties for the act are not detailed.
- Moldova
- Illegal All forms of euthanasia are banned in Moldova by the Criminal Code.
Other laws in India
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit 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.