Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 9 -- Chapter 1 Is Euthanasia Ethical? -- 1. Voluntary Euthanasia Is Ethical / Derek Humphry 17 -- 2. Voluntary Euthanasia Is Unethical / Daniel P. Sulmasy 24 -- 3. Euthanasia Violates Christian Beliefs / Michigan Catholic Conference 33 -- 4. Euthanasia Does Not Violate Christian Beliefs / John Shelby Spong 40 -- 5. Voluntary Euthanasia Shows Compassion for the Dying / Marcia Angell 46 -- 6. Arguments for Euthanasia Are Unconvincing / International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force 55 -- Periodical Bibliography 66 -- Chapter 2 Should Voluntary Euthanasia Be Legalized? -- 1. Voluntary Euthanasia Should Be Legalized / Faye J. Girsh 69 -- 2. Voluntary Euthanasia Should Not Be Legalized / Yale Kamisar 78 -- 3. Legalized Euthanasia in the Netherlands Has Not Harmed Dutch Society / Ellen Goodman 88 -- 4. Legalized Euthanasia in the Netherlands Has Harmed Dutch Society / Terry Golway 92 -- 5. Hospice Care Can Make Assisted Suicide Unnecessary / Joe Loconte 96 -- 6. Dying Patients Should Have Access to Both Hospice Care and Assisted Suicide / Timothy E. Quill 105 -- Periodical Bibliography 113 -- Chapter 3 Would Legalizing Euthanasia Lead to Involuntary Killing? -- 1. Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing / James Thornton 116 -- 2. Legalizing Euthanasia Would Not Lead to Involuntary Killing / Gerald A. Larue 124 -- 3. Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Threaten the Disabled / Diane Coleman 133 -- 4. Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Not Threaten the Disabled / Hemlock Society 139 -- 5. Safeguards Cannot Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia / Herbert Hendin 143 -- 6. Safeguards Can Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia / David Orentlicher, Robert Young 150 -- Periodical Bibliography 158 -- Chapter 4 Should Physicians Assist in Suicide? -- 1. Assisted Suicide Is an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians / Kenneth Cauthen 161 -- 2. Assisted Suicide Is Not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians / Lonnie R. Bristow 166 -- 3. Physicians Should Be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide / Derek Humphry, Mary Clement 172 -- 4. Physicians Should Not Be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide / Leon R. Kass, Nelson Lund 181.