Abstract euthanasia being a controversial issue has become a matter of ethical concern for physicians who are dealing with patients suffering from terminal illness like advanced cancer patients in. Euthanasia is a highly complex issue involving individual choice and freedom as well as the propensity for abuse of medical power while almost everyone would agree that involuntary euthanasia is immoral and illegal the lines between right and wrong are much more blurred for other forms of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Meaning of euthanasia its perspective from ethical and religious point of view its legal sanctity in india and other countries the article also highlights some arguments put forth by opponents . Euthanasia socio medical and legal perspective joshua samson ayobami llbhons llm mphil bl faculty of law adekunle ajasin university akungba akoko nigeria abstract globally the controversy on euthanasia traverses public opinion decisions of courts socio medical and even legal discourse in view of this this paper considers not only the general conceptual and ethical issues . Abstract discussion of legislation of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia often euphemistically called assisted dying frequently focuses on individual cases promoted by campaigners as the reason that the law to licence doctors to supply lethal drugs to patients requesting them should change under certain conditions