Is euthanasia legal in the Czech Republic?
Illegal
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in Czechia and considered homicide under criminal law.
The Czech Republic is one of 17 countries classified “Illegal” for euthanasia — 43% of the 40 with data. (Also searched as assisted dying.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of euthanasia
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Slovakia
- Illegal Euthanasia is prohibited as it violates constitutional rights and criminal law.
- Poland
- Illegal Active euthanasia is illegal and treated as murder, with leniency possible for terminally ill patients.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Assisted suicide is illegal in Germany, but the 2020 ruling legalized passive euthanasia under certain conditions.
- Switzerland
- Assisted dying only Physician-assisted suicide is legal, but active euthanasia is not.
- Luxembourg
- Euthanasia legal Euthanasia is legal in Luxembourg for terminally ill patients with approval from doctors and experts.
- Serbia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and punishable by 6 months to 5 years imprisonment.
Other laws in Czech Republic
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-out (presumed consent)
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