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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: From Janet Adkins to Brittany Maynard
- "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
- Conclusion: death with dignity: after Kevorkian.