Prescription -- medicide : the goodness of planned death
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Published
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1991.
ISBN
9780879756772, 0879756772, 9780879758721, 0879758724
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Crete Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 179.7 KEVORKIAN, J. | On Shelf |
Glenside Public Library District - Nonfiction | 179.7 Kev | On Shelf |
Northlake Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 179.7 Kevo | On Shelf |
Roselle Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 179.7 KEV | On Shelf |
Thornton Public Library - Stacks | 179 KEV | On Shelf |
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Published
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1991.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780879756772, 0879756772, 9780879758721, 0879758724
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-251) and index.
Description
For many years Dr. Kevorkian was at the center of the red-hot debate over physician-assisted suicide. The inventor of the "suicide machine" stirred up both admiration and controversy. His "Deaths with Dignity" won him the accolades of the pro-choice movement. Other groups, like Operation Rescue, the AMA, the Hemlock Society, and especially the Michigan State Legislature, insisted that Kevorkian had gone too far. His much-publicized campaign to assist the terminally ill to commit suicide eventually led to his prosecution and imprisonment. In Prescription: Medicide, the famed "suicide doctor" talks about why he was so committed to his struggle. He addresses the need to assist the terminally ill to die, how death row inmates should be allowed to donate organs after their deaths, and the need for medical reform to create a rational program of dignified, humane, beneficial planned death.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kevorkian, J. (1991). Prescription -- medicide: the goodness of planned death . Prometheus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kevorkian, Jack. 1991. Prescription -- Medicide: The Goodness of Planned Death. Prometheus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kevorkian, Jack. Prescription -- Medicide: The Goodness of Planned Death Prometheus Books, 1991.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kevorkian, Jack. Prescription -- Medicide: The Goodness of Planned Death Prometheus Books, 1991.
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