Is euthanasia legal in Russia?
Illegal
Euthanasia is explicitly banned by Federal Law No.323, although specific penalties for the act are not detailed.
Russia is one of 13 countries classified “Illegal” for euthanasia — 34% 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
- Finland
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but passive euthanasia is legal in Finland.
- Norway
- Illegal Active voluntary euthanasia is illegal, though caregivers may receive reduced punishment for consented killings.
- Sweden
- Passive only Passive euthanasia is legal based on a 2010 ruling, but administering lethal substances for active euthanasia is illegal.
- Latvia
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but doctors may refuse further treatment.
- Lithuania
- Illegal Euthanasia is not legal in Lithuania, though a draft law exists.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is forbidden and treated as a milder form of murder under the Penal Code.
Other laws in Russia
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Commercial legal
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.