Children

Is having children necessarily part of human nature?  Are people who choose not to have children doing something wrong? Are people who can't have children doomed to unhappiness? Are there wrong ways to have children?  Here's a story about surrogacy to comment on.

Hiring a Woman for Her Womb - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

Can anything be done to insure that birth surrogacy is safe, ethical and protective of both the birth mother and the intended parents? 
http://nyti.ms/XRCdoH

Health Care & End of Life

Atul Gawande on end of life
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/10/end_of_life_medical_decisions_atul_gawande_book_excerpt_on_no_risky_chances.single.html

Panel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/science/end-of-life-care-needs-sweeping-overhaul-panel-says.html?emc=edit_th_20140918&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714

A Father’s Last Wish, and a Daughter’s Anguish - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/nyregion/family-fights-health-care-system-for-simple-request-to-die-at-home.html?emc=edit_th_20140926&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25414714&_r=0&referrer=