Is euthanasia legal in Uruguay?
Euthanasia legal
Uruguay legalized active euthanasia for terminally ill adults under strict procedural requirements.
Uruguay is one of 9 countries classified “Euthanasia legal” for euthanasia — 23% 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
- Argentina
- Passive only Argentina allows passive euthanasia through patient or representative consent, but not active euthanasia.
- Chile
- Passive only Chile allows passive euthanasia but not active euthanasia or assisted suicide.
- Peru
- Illegal Peru criminalizes euthanasia, though a bill was introduced in 2015 to allow assisted death for terminal patients.
- Ecuador
- Euthanasia legal Ecuador legalized active euthanasia under specific conditions including physician involvement and informed consent.
- Colombia
- Euthanasia legal Colombia legalized euthanasia for terminally ill patients, with expanded access to non-terminal patients.
- Mexico
- Passive only Mexico allows passive euthanasia in certain states but not active euthanasia nationwide.
Other laws in Uruguay
- Abortion
- Legal on request
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.