Preface -- Recommended references for beginners -- Beginnings/endings : complex issues with pregnancy, newborns, and young children -- Does the nearness of death diminish the value of a life -- When cultures collide and a newborn almost dies -- When the family wont decide -- Aggressive treatment for a childs inoperable tumor -- Is there life after death a case of post-mortem sperm retrieval -- Decision-making : families in the mix -- What is the standard of care for a corpse