Is euthanasia legal in Spain?
Euthanasia legal
Active euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal nationwide following the law that came into force in June 2021.
Spain 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
- France
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but sedation until death is permitted for terminal patients.
- Switzerland
- Assisted dying only Physician-assisted suicide is legal if the motive is not selfish, while active euthanasia is not explicitly legalized.
- Luxembourg
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia is legal in Luxembourg following the passage of a bill in 2009.
- Belgium
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002, with cases occurring regularly since then.
- Italy
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but passive euthanasia is legal following a 2019 court ruling.
- Ireland
- Illegal Active euthanasia and assisted suicide are criminal offenses under Irish law, with significant prison sentences.
Other laws in Spain
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Banned
- 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.