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Death on demand : Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement / Michael DeCesare.
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EBSCOhost eBook Community College Collection- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeCesare, Michael, 1975- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kevorkian, Jack.
- Right to die.
- Euthanasia.
- Suicide.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Death on Demand</span><span> explores the polarizing role of Jack Kevorkian-"Dr. Death"-and his role as the most visible leader of the right-to-die movement. The book examines Kevorkian's activities in the context of the right-to-die movement to understand his crucial role in bringing the controversial practice of assisted suicide into the public conversation.</span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 "A Self-Imposed Mission"; 2 "They'll Be After Me for This"; 3 "A Serial Mercy Killer on Our Hands"; 4 "We're Some Friends of Dr. Kevorkian's"; 5 "A Game of Cat and Mouse"; 6 "I Prefer Jail to Bail"; 7 "Well, Sir, Consider Yourself Stopped"; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4422-4214-0
- OCLC:
- 910878570
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