Death on Demand 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.
Death on Demand 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.
Michael DeCesare is professor and chair of the sociology department at Merrimack College. He is coeditor of New Directions in Sociology and author of A Discipline Divided.
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Introduction: From Janet Adkins to Brittany Maynard 1. "A Self-Imposed Mission": Four Decades of Lone Activism 2. "They'll Be After Me For This": Lighting a Movement's Fuse 3. "A Serial Mercy Killer On Our Hands": The Emergence of Dr. Death 4. "We're Some Friends of Dr. Kevorkian's": Pushing for the Right to Die 5. "A Game of Cat and Mouse": Kevorkian on Trial 6. "I Prefer Jail to Bail": Forcing a Showdown 7. "Well, Sir, Consider Yourself Stopped": A Leader's Fall and a Movement's Decline Conclusion: Death with Dignity-After Kevorkian Notes References
Introduction: From Janet Adkins to Brittany Maynard 1. "A Self-Imposed Mission": Four Decades of Lone Activism 2. "They'll Be After Me For This": Lighting a Movement's Fuse 3. "A Serial Mercy Killer On Our Hands": The Emergence of Dr. Death 4. "We're Some Friends of Dr. Kevorkian's": Pushing for the Right to Die 5. "A Game of Cat and Mouse": Kevorkian on Trial 6. "I Prefer Jail to Bail": Forcing a Showdown 7. "Well, Sir, Consider Yourself Stopped": A Leader's Fall and a Movement's Decline Conclusion: Death with Dignity-After Kevorkian Notes References
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