Legality of euthanasia in Elezia

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The legality of euthanasia is not uniform in Elezia. Although not all legal codes address it directly, the practice of euthanasia remains a controversial issue in bioethics and is nearly always subsumed in legal precepts with a general scope. Different modalities of euthanasia are also often awarded differing legal statuses based on their legal, moral, and religious implications.

Summary table

  Active voluntary euthanasia legal
  Passive euthanasia legal
  Active euthanasia illegal, passive euthanasia not legislated or regulated
  All forms of euthanasia illegal

Key Country Status since Notes
 Costa d'Oro 1999 [1]
  1. Costa d'Oro allows active voluntary euthanasia in the presence of severe, irreversible physical illness to be practiced at request, via delegated consent, or through a living will.