Is euthanasia legal in Slovakia?
Illegal
Euthanasia is prohibited by criminal law and the Constitution, which states no one shall be deprived of life.
Slovakia 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
- Czech Republic
- Illegal Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal and considered homicide under the Criminal Code.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is forbidden and treated as a milder form of murder under the Penal Code.
- Romania
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and punishable by imprisonment from one to five years under the Criminal Code.
- Serbia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and classified as compassionate murder, punishable by imprisonment from six months to five years.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Active euthanasia is illegal, but assisted suicide is legal following a 2020 court ruling.
- Moldova
- Illegal All forms of euthanasia are banned in Moldova by the Criminal Code.
Other laws in Slovakia
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Banned
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