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Death on demand : Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement /

"Death on Demand explores the polarizing role of Jack Kevorkian - "Dr. Death"--as the most visible leader of the right-to-die movement. From a feature on the cover of Time magazine to interviews on shows like 60 Minutes, Kevorkian was a high-profile figure in the right-to-die movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeCesare, Michael, 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
Subjects:
Kevorkian, Jack.
Right to die.
Euthanasia.
Suicide.
Right to Die.
Euthanasia > legislation & jurisprudence.
Suicide, Assisted > legislation & jurisprudence.
Physicians.
United States.
Biography.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • "A self-imposed mission" : four decades of lone activism
  • "They'll be after me for this" : lighting a movement's fuse
  • "A serial mercy killer on our hands" : the emergence of Dr. Death
  • "We're some friends of Dr. Kevorkian's" : pushing for the right to die
  • "A game of cat and mouse" : Kevorkian on trial
  • "I prefer jail to bail" : forcing a showdown
  • "Well, sir, consider yourself stopped" : a leader's fall and a movement's decline.