Origins of the debate. Starting with Hippocrates ; Hospice ; Profile: Dame Cicely Saunders ; Hemlock ; Profile: Derek Humphry
Whose death is it, anyway?. Kinds of rights ; The right to die ; Killing vs. letting die ; The integrity of the profession
Dealing with death. Do-it-yourself help ; Profile: Jack Kevorkian ; Legal help ; Profile: Herbert Cohen ; Medical help ; Profile: Timothy Quill
Putting principles into practice. Using external principles for evaluation ; Using internal principles for evaluation ; Pain and dignity-of-life arguments ; The trajectory of a life ; Doctor-patient dialogue ; Profile: Joanne Lynn
Death matters. Common ground, compromises, and conclusions ; Consequences and implications for society ; Heroic compassion: hospice and hemlock.
