Name: Death on Demand
Price: 53.02 EUR
Author: Michael DeCesare
ISBN: 9781442242135

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Editorial:: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:: 2015
Materia: Ética y filosofía moral
ISBN:: 9781442242135

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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.

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