Is euthanasia legal in Israel?
Passive only
Passive euthanasia is accepted in some cases, while active euthanasia is forbidden.
Israel is one of 11 countries classified “Passive only” for euthanasia — 29% 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
- Turkey
- Illegal Euthanasia is strictly forbidden, and assisting suicide is punishable by imprisonment.
- Romania
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and punishable by imprisonment from one to five years under the Criminal Code.
- Moldova
- Illegal All forms of euthanasia are banned in Moldova by the Criminal Code.
- Serbia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and classified as compassionate murder, punishable by imprisonment from six months to five years.
- Slovakia
- Illegal Euthanasia is prohibited by criminal law and the Constitution, which states no one shall be deprived of life.
- Italy
- Passive only Active euthanasia is illegal, but passive euthanasia is legal following a 2019 court ruling.
Other laws in Israel
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- No specific ban
- Surrogacy
- Commercial legal
- 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.