Is euthanasia legal in Kentucky?
Illegal
Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
Kentucky is classified “Illegal” for euthanasia, as are 36 of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Assisted dying only 13 states and the District of Columbia.
- Illegal 37 states, including Kentucky.
Nearby states
- Indiana
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Tennessee
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Ohio
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Illinois
- Assisted dying only Medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults is legal; euthanasia is illegal.
- West Virginia
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
- Missouri
- Illegal Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal.
Other laws in Kentucky
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Not used in practice
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
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