Is euthanasia legal in Idaho?
Illegal
Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
Idaho is classified “Illegal” for euthanasia, as are 36 of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Assisted dying only 13 states and the District of Columbia.
- Illegal 37 states, including Idaho.
Nearby states
- Montana
- Assisted dying only Medical aid in dying is legal under a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling, though no statute regulates it; euthanasia is illegal.
- Oregon
- Assisted dying only Medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults is legal; euthanasia is illegal.
- Washington
- Assisted dying only Medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults is legal; euthanasia is illegal.
- Wyoming
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Utah
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Nevada
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
Other laws in Idaho
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Not used in practice
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Illegal
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