Is euthanasia legal in Poland?
Illegal
Active euthanasia is illegal and treated as murder, with leniency possible for terminally ill patients.
Poland 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.
- Czech Republic
- Illegal Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in Czechia and considered homicide under criminal law.
- Lithuania
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal in Lithuania, though a draft law was produced in 2016.
- Germany
- Assisted dying only Assisted suicide is illegal in Germany, but the 2020 ruling legalized passive euthanasia under certain conditions.
- Latvia
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal in Latvia, though doctors may refuse treatment.
- Romania
- Illegal Euthanasia is illegal and punishable by 1-5 years imprisonment.
Other laws in Poland
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
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