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Voluntary euthanasia is ethical / Derek Humphry -- Voluntary euthanasia is unethical / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Euthanasia violates Christian beliefs / Michigan Catholic Conference -- Euthanasia does not violate Christian beliefs / John Shelby Spong -- Voluntary euthanasia shows compassion for the dying / Marcia Angell -- Arguments for euthanasia are unconvincing / International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force -- Voluntary euthanasia should be legalized / Faye J. Girsh -- Voluntary euthanasia should not be legalized / Yale Kamisar -- Legalized euthanasia in the Netherlands has not harmed Dutch society / Ellen Goodman -- Legalized euthanasia in the Netherlands has harmed Dutch society / Terry Golway -- Hospice care can make assisted suicide unnecessary / Joe Loconte -- Dying patients should have access to both hospice care and assisted suicide / Timothy E. Quill -- Legalizing euthanasia would lead to involuntary killing / James Thornton -- Leagalizing voluntary euthanasia would threaten the disabled / Diane Coleman -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not threaten the disabled / Hemlock Society.

Safeguards cannot prevent abuse of legalized euthanasia / Herbert Hendin -- Safeguards can prevent abuse of legalized euthanasia / Part I: David Orentlicher, Part II: Robert Young -- Assisted suicide is an ethically acceptable practice for physicians / Kenneth Cauthen -- Assisted suicide is not an ethically acceptable practice for physicians / Lonnie R. Bristow -- Physicians should be legally permitted to assist in suicide / Derek Humphry and Mary Clement -- Physicians should not be legally permitted to assist in suicide / Leon R. Kass and Nelson Lund.