This issue of NTM considers the pros and cons of physician-assisted death or Aid in Dying as its proponents prefer to call it. Jennifer Ballentine argues that PAD is not the solution to suffering; Bart Windrum, offers a counter argument that says it is a humane option for the dying. Tanya Marsh asks Who Controls the Dead from a legalistic viewpoint. Karen van Vuuren chats with Jon Underwood, Death Cafe founder about why creating a bricks and mortar cafe isn't a piece of cake. Sarah Crews tells a heartwarming tale of a young woman with Down Syndrome who participates in a home funeral. All this and more in the new NTM.