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, capturing constant media attention as he helped more than one hundred people kill themselves. The book opens with the death of Janet Adkins in 1990 Kevorkian s first assisted suicide then travels back to Kevorkian s medical school days and follows his nearly four decades as a lone activist. Death on Demand draws on Kevorkian s interviews and published work as well as newspaper and magazine articles to describe the doctor s publicity stunts, criminal trials, years in prison, and activities after he was paroled. Author Michael DeCesare examines Kevorkian s actions 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."