@booklet {6174, title = {The Killswitch Review}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, publisher = {Yard Dog Press}, address = {Alma, AR}, abstract = {

Dystopia set in 2156 when it is possible to live as long as one wants. Since overpopulation is a threat, contraception is compulsory, and the U.S. has closed its borders. The focus of the novel is technologically assisted suicide, and the Killswitch is a handheld suicide device that is officially called the Kevorkian Unit, named after Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) who was found guilty of second-degree murder for his work in assisting people to kill themselves and spent 1999-2007 in prison. Given the lack of opportunity, young people are illegally killing themselves.

}, keywords = {Female author, Male author, US author}, author = {Steven-Elliot Altman (b. 1968) and Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse} }