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Between
the Dying and the Dead Note that the Wisconsin edition is for sale only in the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines "Humanity and compassion are on trial. You will be deciding one of the great issues in the struggle for human rights. . . . His intent is never to kill someone, but only to reduce suffering. That is Dr. Jack Kevorkian. that is the man who stands charged before you. You will decide how much suffering all of us must endure before we go into that good night—some of us, not so gently."—Geoffrey Fieger, Kevorkiain's attourney at a 1994 trial "The efforts of Dr. Kevorkian to confront, challenge, and correct social injustice truly make a difference in improving the quality of life . . . Throughout his career. Dr. Keorkian has been a selfless believer in death with dignity and has sacrificed his medical license and now his own freedom toward that cause."—Alan Gleitsman, presenting Citizen Activist Award to Dr. Kevorkan, in absentia "Any American who has watched this trial and this sentencing should be outraged. I don't believe that Dr. Kevorkian is a criminal, and I don't believe he should be put in prison."—Thomas Youk's brother, Terry, Detroit Free Press "You can dislike Dr. Kevorkian for a lot of reasons but he is not an evil person. He believes too many people are dying long tortured deaths and he wants it to be legal for a doctor to help them out—out of this world."—Andy Rooney, 60 Minutes "Kevorkian has lived by a personal code of honor that admits of no qualification. His actions have been instinctive, predictable, and inevitable. He has accepted challenge and even courted disaster. Consider how rare such heroism is in medicine. Conservatism is usually a noble path, especially when we consider the harm that we can do. Secrecy, too, is usually a virtue that protects the vulnerable patient. But doctors see injustice every day from patients suffering pain unnecessarily to those who cannot afford doctors' care to those who are sick due solely to the ills of society."—The British Medical Journal "The efforts of Dr. Kevorkian to confront, challenge, and correct social injustice truly make a difference in improving the quality of life in their communities. Throughout his career, Dr. Kevorkian has been a selfless believer in death with dignity and has sacrificed his medical license and now his own freedom toward that cause."—Alan Gleitsman, presenting Citizen Activist Award to Dr. Kevorkian, in absentia "What bothers me is the bit of hypocrisy in this. When the president and the Congress get involved because all life is sacred and must be preserved at all costs, they don't say the same thing about men in a death row cell. Their life is just as sacred."—Jack Kevorkian, discussing the case of Terry Schiavo on Good Morning America, 2005 "Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for?"—Kevorkian to Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes, 1996 "He's a decent and compassionate man who tried to help people get out of the suffering of their lives."—Mike Wallace, 1998
"The writing style is engaging, the subject matter is fascinating, and there is no soft pedaling of details. These include the intricacies of cadaver blood transfusion research, and exactly how ALS patient Thomas Youk's life ended in 1998 (the case that led to Kevorkian's present incarceration). Kevorkian is painted as a gifted child who taunted teachers out of boredom, yet not smart enough to know when/why/how his unconventional ideas would backfire. Had he been more savvy about how to introduce sensitive topics, or latched onto others who were, perhaps the doctor would have been granted the Nobel Prize that he once imagined for himself."—Capital Times (7/14/06) "The authors combine clear affection
for Kevorkian and advocacy for his cause with a willingness to
point out character flaws and some of the poor choices he has
made. . . . Recommended for all public libraries."—Library
Journal "You can dislike Dr. Kevorkian for
a lot of reasons but he is not an evil person. He believes too
many people are dying long tortured deaths and he wants it to
be legal for a doctor to help them out—out of this world." For more information in addition to this
press kit contact our publicity manager, phone: (608) 263-0734,
email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu This book is copublished with Fusion Press/Vision Paperback, UK. The Wisconsin edition is only for sale in the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines. You Don't Know Jack, a film about Dr. Kevorkian, is being released by HBO films in spring 2010.
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