Is euthanasia legal in India?
Passive only
Passive euthanasia is legal in India, but active euthanasia remains illegal.
India is one of 8 countries classified “Passive only” for euthanasia — 20% 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
- Philippines
- Illegal Active euthanasia is illegal in the Philippines, and doctors face imprisonment for assisting suicide.
- South Korea
- Passive only South Korea legalized passive euthanasia in February 2018, but active euthanasia remains illegal.
- Turkey
- Illegal Turkey strictly forbids euthanasia, with penalties for assisting suicide under criminal law.
- Israel
- Passive only Israeli law accepts passive euthanasia in some cases, though active euthanasia is prohibited.
- Russia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal under Federal Law No.323, though no specific punishment exists.
- Japan
- Varies by region Japan has no official euthanasia laws, but local court cases have created a tentative legal framework for both passive and active euthanasia.
Other laws in India
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit 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.