bioethicist arthur caplan, who was an opponent of the practice but now supports it, says the terms of the debate haven't really changed over the past 20 years, even with the publicity surrounding brittany maynard's case. we spoke to him before maynard died late last year. >> i think what's different in this debate is that brittany maynard is 29, attractive, articulate, almost passionate about her right to choose here. that's making the debate focus for a group that didn't pay attention, younger people. >> reporter: caplan says fears of figures like dr. jack kevorkian helped derail the right-to-die movement in the 1990s and that improvements in end-of-life care have eased americans' concerns over suffering at death. >> i can't even tell you the amount of relief that it provides me. >> reporter: but he says brittany maynard's case may provide new momentum for supporters of assisted suicide. >> i think she's shifting the politics in a way that we may see some of the folks who got tied up in, say, trying to broaden marriage laws and trying to see homosexuality gain wider acceptance move t

. >> reporter: just ask cheryl caplan mother of this 10-year-old figuring out what she wants for her city toy store. >> these are awesome. >> reporter: just one of the neighborhood kids who comes into the store and writes their birthday wish list on index cards. >> a lot of them, what does she want? what does she want? we'll tell them -- this is where you should go. i know that they really appreciate it. they don't know what to do. >> reporter: owner stephanie goldstein keeps index card on file so family and friend can use them as a shopping guide. >> it is pretty popular. i would say that we have, probably about 100 cards on file. >> you want to update your birthday list? >> reporter: not just small shops offering this service. now mega retailers like amazon and toys "r" us are also using wish list programs. i used the registry. i get more of the gifts that i would like. >> working mom of three darlene mckewan uses online registries for her children. >> our lives are hectic. right now, anything that can save us a little bit of time. we are all in for. >> reporter: but not all parent

. >> narrator: author and bioethicist arthur caplan is an expert on the ethical issues surrounding vaccines. >> many parents are not thinking about the risk side of disease because they don't see those diseases. they've never seen any child rendered deaf by the mumps. they've never seen somebody who's had a case of polio. i had polio. i was in the hospital, paralyzed legs and neck, for about a year. so i know firsthand what the polio epidemic looked like. i was sort of at the last outbreak before the vaccines really came online and eliminated it. >> narrator: vaccine-preventable diseases like polio have become rare in the united states, so rare, in fact, that most younger doctors have never seen a case. (baby crying and coughing) this is one of the few places where you can see what vaccine-preventable diseases look like. this is a case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. the audience is made up of paramedic students. >> she can't breathe, and that's horrifying for any patient of any age to discover that your airway has closed and you can't inhale. >> narrator: the teacher, dr. cynth

professor caplan, you say not so, alan ruskin, you say we are going down the drain. has convinced me. with that we have been debating off camera is the secondary effects of greece failing for european banks have reduced the directory exposure, but allen, you're seeing credit is spread -- tom:alan: 17 trillion euros of interest european capital flows that is hosed is greece effectively leaves and the market starts to think that other countries could leave. that is the big problem. if greece leaves, people say women a minute, is it possible other countries leave? tom: let me direct you francisco mays clear greece is front and center. a lot of people disagree with him. do you agree this is a front and center issue? alan: this is a front and center issue. i do not agree with george soros' views that this is a 50/50 bed. hopefully the author a lot more in favor of greece staying in the euro, but if he is right then italian yields and spanish 10-year yields at 1.25% do not make a lot of sense. brendan: alan since syriza was elected, we have in hearing if the markets think