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Jack Kevorkian

Jack Kevorkian during his public appearance in January 2008
Born May 26, 1928 (1928-05-26) (age 81)
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Charge(s) Second-degree murder
Penalty 10-25 years imprisonment
Status Paroled
Occupation Pathologist
.Murad "Jack" Kevorkian[1] (pronounced /kɛˈvɔrkiːɛn/;[2] born May 26, 1928)[3] is an American pathologist, right-to-die activist, painter, composer, and instrumentalist.^ The film is about Dr. Jack Kevorkian and stars Pacino as the 81-year-old former pathologist.
  • Local filming begins on 'You Don't Know Jack' - Daily Tribune: Breaking news coverage for southeastern Oakland County, Michigan 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.dailytribune.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ May 19: Kevorkian Attorney Cites Medical Conditions In Plea For Early Release, Again May 19: IDE Weblog: Doesn't Jack believe in his own medicine?
  • Inclusion Daily Express -- Jack Kevorkian: "Dr. Death" 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.inclusiondaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Of all of the people involved in the " right to die " debate, Dr. Jack Kevorkian has been the most controversial , outspoken , and well-known figure.
  • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end.^ He is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's "right to die" and claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The act of a physician assisting a suicide is not a criminal act."

 ^ Should physicians help their patients to die?
  • RIGHT TO DIE---more books reviewed by James Park 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.tc.umn.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He famously said that "dying is not a crime."^ He famously said that "dying is not a crime."
  • Dr. Jack Kervorkian | Facebook 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.facebook.com [Source type: General]

 [4]
.Between 1999 and 2007, Kevorkian served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.^ It earned him a 10 to 25 year sentence for second degree murder, but he earned time off of his sentence for good behavior.

 ^ He was sentenced to 10-25 years in prison.
  • Pennsylvanians For Human Life - Educating Students 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pennlife.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian remains in prison in Michigan, serving a ten-to-twenty-five year sentence.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He was released on parole on June 1, 2006, due to good behavior.^ He was released on June 1, 2007, on parole due to good behavior.
  • Dr. Jack Kervorkian | Facebook 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.facebook.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He was released from prison on parole in June.
  • CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Kevorkian to run for office « - Blogs from CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He was eventually convicted of second-degree murder and spent eight years in prison before being released on parole in June 2007.

 [5]
An oil painter and a jazz musician, Kevorkian has marketed limited quantities of his visual and musical artwork to the public.

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Life and career

.Kevorkian was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to Armenian-American parents.^ Kevorkian was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Armenian-American parents.
  • Dr. Jack Kervorkian | Facebook 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.facebook.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Kevorkian was born May 26, 1928, in Pontiac, Michigan.
  • Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC law.jrank.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Jack Kevorkian was born in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1928.

 He graduated from Pontiac Central High School with honors in 1945, at the age of 17. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan Medical School, from which he graduated in 1952.[6][7]
.In the 1980s, Kevorkian wrote a series of articles for the German journal Medicine and Law that laid out his thinking on the ethics of euthanasia.^ Publishes numerous articles in the obscure German journal Medicine and Lawoutlining his ideas on euthanasia and ethics.
  • Timeline Of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.clickondetroit.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Publishes numerous articles in the obscure German journal Medicine and Law outlining his ideas on euthanasia and ethics.
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ In the early 1980s, Dr. Kevorkian published a series of articles in the German journal Medicine and Law , which outlined his ideas on euthanasia and ethics.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Kevorkian started advertising in Detroit newspapers in 1987 as a physician consultant for "death counseling." In 1991 the State of Michigan revoked Kevorkian's medical license and made it clear that given his actions, he was no longer permitted to practice medicine or to work with patients. .Between 1990 and 1998, Kevorkian assisted in the deaths of nearly 100 terminally ill people, according to his lawyer Geoffrey Fieger.^ Kevorkian is not alone is his acceleration of the death process of the terminally ill.
  • Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death: Moral Debates--Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.trinity.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Between 1990 and 1998, Kevorkian assisted in the suicide of nearly one hundred terminally ill people, according to his lawyer Geoffrey Fieger.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Desire for death in the terminally ill.
  • A Comparison of Characteristics of Kevorkian Euthanasia Cases and Physician-Assisted Suicides in Oregon -- Roscoe et al. 41 (4): 439 -- The Gerontologist 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org [Source type: Academic]

 .In each of the above mentioned cases, the individuals themselves allegedly took the final action which resulted in their own deaths.^ It’s important to note that all of these cases were of voluntary euthanasia, because the individuals themselves took the final action which resulted in their own deaths.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ In each of these cases, the individuals themselves took the final action which resulted in their own deaths: voluntary euthanasia .

 ^ In each of these cases, the individuals themselves took the final action which resulted in their own deaths: voluntary euthanasia.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Kevorkian allegedly assisted only by attaching the individual to a euthanasia device that he had made.^ Kevorkian allegedly assisted only by attaching the individual to a device that he had made.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Arguing for individual rights, legalized euthanasia and prison reform, the 81-year-old Kevorkian appeared frail and seemed to have difficulty hearing.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Posted by: Carrie Ann Lucas in Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Convicted murderer Jack Kevorkian was freed from prison yesterday after serving only eight years for the murder of Thomas Youk, and serving no time for the murder of at least 130 other individuals, mostly women, with disabilities .
  • Disability² - the intersection of parenting with a disability and parenting kids with disabilities 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.disabilitypride.com [Source type: General]

 .The individual then pushed a button which released the drugs or chemicals that would end his or her own life.^ The individual then pushed a button which released the drugs or chemicals that would end his or her own life.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The first two deaths were assisted by means of a device called a “Thanatron,” which used a needle and delivered deadly drugs mechanically through an I.V. The individual pushed a button which released a series of drugs that would end his or her own life.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ I would hope that I would never have to make a decision to end my life like this, but if I do, it would be good to know I have choices.
  • Do you support doctor-assisted suicide? : West Watch Colorado 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC blogs.denverpost.com [Source type: General]

 .Two deaths were assisted by means of a device which delivered the euthanizing drugs mechanically through an IV.^ Two deaths were assisted by means of a device which employed a needle and delivered the euthanizing drugs mechanically through an IV .

 ^ Two deaths were assisted by means of a device which employed a needle and delivered the euthanizing drugs mechanically through an IV. Kevorkian called it a "Thanatron" (death machine).
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Now that he no longer could prescribe drugs, Kevorkian assisted with suicides by providing a contraption that administered carbon monoxide through a gas mask.
  • Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC law.jrank.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Kevorkian called it a "Thanatron" (death machine).^ Kevorkian called it a " Thanatron " (death machine).

 ^ "New Kevorkian 'death machine,'" Medical Tribune , 4/4/91.

 ^ He dubbed his first suicide machine alternately a mercitron or a thanatron —the latter from the Greek word for death, thanatos —and has used the word obitiatry to indicate the medical specialization in death.
  • Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC law.jrank.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Other people were assisted by a device which employed a gas mask fed by a canister of carbon monoxide which was called "Mercitron" (mercy machine).^ When Dr. Kevorkian could no longer obtain euthanizing drugs, some other patients were assisted by a device called a “Mercitron,” which employed a gas mask fed by a canister of carbon monoxide.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Other patients were assisted by a device which employed a gas mask fed by a canister of carbon monoxide which was called "Mercitron" (mercy machine).
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Other patients were assisted by a device which employed a gas mask fed by a canister of carbon monoxide which was called " Mercitron " (mercy machine).

 This became necessary because Kevorkian's medical license had been revoked after the first two deaths, and he could no longer have legal access to the substances required for the "Thanatron".

Art career

Kevorkian is a jazz musician and composer. .The Kevorkian Suite: A Very Still Life was a 1997 limited release CD of 5000 copies from the 'Lucid Subjazz' label.^ Kevorkian also released a jazz album entitled "A Very Still Life" on which he plays the flute.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian also released a jazz album entitled A Very Still Life on which he plays the flute .

 ^ I believed Kevorkian was a very dangerous killer then, and I still believe it now.
  • blog.bioethics.net: Assisted Suicide Debate Has Passed Dr. Death By 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC blog.bioethics.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .It features Kevorkian on the flute and organ playing his own works with "The Morpheus Quintet". Sludge metal band Acid Bath used one of his artworks as an album cover for their second album, Paegan Terrorism Tactics.^ A friend of mine owns Kevorkian's flute (?
  • Dr. Death, Free at Last! - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC reason.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ One of his paintings was used on the cover of Acid Bath's album Paegan Terrorism Tactics.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ His paintings were used on the covers of Acid Bath 's album Paegan Terrorism Tactics and Knife 's album "East Los Most Wanted".
Kevorkian is an oil painter. .His work tends toward the grotesque; he sometimes paints with his own blood, and has created pictures such as one "of a child eating the flesh off a decomposing corpse”.^ One even featured his own blood on the picture frame.

 ^ Kevorkian painted the genocide frame in human blood, which he got from the blood bank's outdated samples and his own arm.
  • Washingtonpost.com: 'Dr. Death's' Life Obsession 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.wpyellowpages.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Apparently, suicide was considered such an abomination to them that the one who took his own life was not worthy to live in the afterlife.

 [8] .Of his known works, 6 were made available in the 1990s for print release.^ In the 1980s the company introduced a nickel-metal hydride battery (NiMH) for consumer use and made it available for automobiles in the early 1990s.
  • Timeline Michigan 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak, Michigan is the exclusive distributor of Kevorkian's artwork.^ Copies of his paintings are available at Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak, Michigan.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian, a retired Royal Oak, Mich., pathologist, has helped four women take their lives since June 1990.

 ^ (AP, 1/8/98) 1997 Mar 15, An art show that featured 13 oil paintings by Dr. Kevorkian opened in Royal Oak, Mich.
  • Timeline Suicides 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 The original oil prints are not for release.

Trials

.Kevorkian was tried numerous times for assisting suicides.^ Kevorkian attended his 22nd assisted suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Many of these trials took place in Oakland County, Michigan.^ Many of these trials took place in Oakland County, Michigan.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Many of these trials took place in Oakland County , Michigan .

 ^ Where are the Jobs in Oakland county or any other county in Michigan?
  • CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Kevorkian to run for office « - Blogs from CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: General]

 .In every instance prior to the Thomas Youk case (see below), Kevorkian was gaining public support for his cause, as is evidenced by the defeat of Oakland County prosecutor Richard Thompson by David Gorcyca in the Republican primary.^ In every instance prior to the Thomas Youk case, Kevorkian was acquitted.

 ^ Kevorkian was even beginning to gain some public support for his cause, as is evidenced by the defeat of Oakland County prosecutor Richard Thompson to David Gorcyca in the Republican primary.

 ^ Oakland County Prosecutor Richard Thompson charged Kevorkian with assisting in the death of Dr. Khalili.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The result of the political election was attributed, in part, to the declining public support for the prosecution of Kevorkian and its associated legal expenses.^ The result of the political election was attributed, in part, to the declining public support from the prosecution of Kevorkian and its associated legal expenses.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian is leading an effort to convince Americans that Euthanasia for those who " want " to die is legal, noble, and worthy of your support.
  • Christian Updates - New World Order. 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cuttingedge.org [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Seeing half the American public as beneath contempt may explain in part why Cole resonates with liberal media, even as they try in vain to understand the presidential election results.
  • History News Network 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC hnn.us [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.Kevorkian demonstrated a flair for dramatic publicity stunts at this time, showing up at one trial in a powdered wig.^ Kevorkian also demonstrated a flair for dramatic publicity stunts at this time, showing up to one trial in a powdered wig and protesting an incarceration pursuant to another trial by staging a hunger strike.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ KEVORKIAN: I guess there's a trial pending in Ionia, up in the center of the state.
  • CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dr. Kevorkian and the Pending Supreme Court Decision On Physician-Assisted Suicide - Jan. 14, 1997 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ These paintings show a side of Kevorkian that no one really sees in the open world of media.
  • Tanya Acosta-Hernandez:Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nyu.edu [Source type: Original source]

 .He protested an incarceration pursuant to another trial by staging a hunger strike and wore a placard challenging the Oakland County prosecutor to bring him to trial for the death of Youk.^ The Oakland County prosecutor's office has scheduled two trials.

 ^ He also wore a placard challenging the Oakland County prosecutor to bring him to trial for the death of Youk.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This incited the prosecuting attorney to bring murder charges against Jack, claiming he had single-handedly caused the death of Youk.
  • Breaking Legal News - Headline Legal News - Law Firm & Lawyer News - Court News - Law News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.breakinglegalnews.com [Source type: News]

Conviction and imprisonment

.On the November 22, 1998, broadcast of 60 Minutes, Kevorkian allowed the airing of a videotape he had made on September 17, 1998, which depicted the voluntary euthanasia of Thomas Youk, 52, who was in the final stages of ALS.^ When Dr. Kevorkian met Thomas Youk in 1998.
  • Monroe Center Arts Community Blog » Blog Archive » Doctor Jack’s Back 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC blog.monroecenter.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ November 22, 1998 CBS's "60 Minutes" airs a videotape showing Kevorkian giving a lethal injection to Thomas Youk, 52, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ The euthanasia was voluntary , but not triggered by the patient Youk.
  • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .After Youk provided his fully-informed consent (a sometimes complex legal determination made in this case by editorial consensus) on September 17, 1998, Kevorkian himself administered a lethal injection.^ But this time, Kevorkian suggested that he give Youk a lethal injection.
  • Kevorkian Will Not Assist In Any Suicides - 60 Minutes - CBS News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ After Youk provided his fully-informed consent on September 17 , 1998 , Kevorkian administered a lethal injection.

 ^ Although Thomas Youk had provided his fully-informed consent, and this was a case of voluntary euthanasia, it was viewed differently than his previous cases because Dr. Kevorkian himself administered the lethal injection to relieve his pain and suffering.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .This was novel, as all of his earlier clients had reportedly completed the process themselves.^ This was novel to other patients as Kevorkian administered the injection himself as opposed to having Youk complete the process.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .During the videotape, Kevorkian dared the authorities to try to convict him or stop him from carrying out assisted suicides.^ Kevorkian attended his 22nd assisted suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .This incited the prosecuting attorney to bring murder charges against Kevorkian, claiming he had single-handedly caused the death.^ A murder charge against Kevorkian was filed that was later dismissed.
  • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This incited the district attorney to bring murder charges against him, claiming that Kevorkian single-handedly caused the death.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian was charged in Youk's death and convicted of second degree murder.
  • Jack Kevorkian Is Out Of Prison - CBS News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: General]
.On March 26, 1999, Kevorkian was charged with first-degree homicide and the delivery of a controlled substance (administering a lethal injection to Thomas Youk).^ On April 13, 1999, Kevorkian was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for the death of Thomas Youk and 3 to 7 years for delivery of a controlled substance.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He is also charged with assisted suicide and delivery of a controlled substance .
  • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ But this time, Kevorkian suggested that he give Youk a lethal injection.
  • Kevorkian Will Not Assist In Any Suicides - 60 Minutes - CBS News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [9] .Kevorkian's license to practice medicine had been revoked eight years previously; he was not legally allowed to possess the controlled substance.^ Arguing for individual rights, legalized euthanasia and prison reform, the 81-year-old Kevorkian appeared frail and seemed to have difficulty hearing.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This became necessary because Kevorkian's medical license had been revoked after the first two deaths, and he could no longer get the substances required for "Thanatron".
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ November 25, 1998 Michigan charges Kevorkian with first-degree murder, violating the assisted suicide law and delivering a controlled substance without a license in the death of Youk.
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 .As homicide law is relatively fixed and routine, this trial was markedly different from earlier ones that involved an area of law in flux (assisted suicide).^ Swiss law made assisted suicide lawful.
  • Timeline Suicides 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ What is the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide?
  • Pennsylvanians For Human Life - Educating Students 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pennlife.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Unlike the prior trials involving an area of law in flux (assisted suicide), the law of homicide is relatively fixed and routine.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Kevorkian discharged his attorneys and proceeded through the trial representing himself.^ Kevorkian, however, discharged his attorneys and proceeded through the trial pro se (representing himself).
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Such was the case when Geoffrey Feiger, himself a nationally renowned attorney (with whom Mayer has worked in defense of Jack Kevorkian), asked Mayer to represent him in a recent case.
  • Breaking Legal News - Headline Legal News - Law Firm & Lawyer News - Court News - Law News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.breakinglegalnews.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Kevorkian decided to act as his own attorney, and he made threats to starve himself if he was sent to jail.
  • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The judge ordered a criminal defense attorney to remain available at trial for information and advice.^ The judge ordered a criminal defense attorney to remain available at trial for information and advice.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Judge Lipscomb ordered Kevorkian to stand trial for assisting in the suicide of Thomas Hyde.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ October 11, 1993 Judge Khalil orders Kevorkian to stand trial on a charge of assisted suicide.
  • Assisted Suicide Chronology 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC rtl.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Inexperienced in law and persisting in his efforts to represent himself, Kevorkian encountered great difficulty in presenting his evidence and arguments.^ Inexperienced in law and persisting in his efforts to appear pro se , Kevorkian encountered great difficulty in presenting his evidence and arguments.

 ^ Inexperienced in law and persisting in his efforts to appear pro se, Kevorkian encountered great difficulty in presenting his evidence and arguments.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian represented himself because even a publicity hound like Geoffrey Fieger wouldn't represent him anymore.
  • Dr. Death, Free at Last! - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC reason.com [Source type: Original source]
.The Michigan jury found Kevorkian guilty of second-degree homicide.^ The jury in the Kevorkian trial found him not guilty of assisting in suicides.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The Michigan jury found Kevorkian guilty of second-degree homicide.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder.
  • Timeline Suicides 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .It was proven that he had directly killed a person because Youk was not physically able to kill himself.^ It was proven that he had directly killed a person because his patient was not physically able to kill himself.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ In assisted suicide, a non-suicidal person knowingly and intentionally provides the means or acts in some way to help a suicidal person kill himself.
  • Pennsylvanians For Human Life - Educating Students 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pennlife.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ KEILAR: But in 1998 Kevorkian administered the drugs to Thomas Youk, a Michigan man who was physically unable to do it to himself.

 .Youk, unable to assist in his suicide, agreed to let Kevorkian kill him using controlled substances.^ Kevorkian attended his 22nd assisted suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The judge sentenced Kevorkian to serve 10–25 years in prison and told him: "You were on bond to another judge when you committed this offense, you were not licensed to practice medicine when you committed this offense and you hadn't been licensed for eight years.^ In 2009 a federal judge in Detroit sentenced him to 7½ years in prison.
  • Timeline Michigan 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He does not have a license to practice medicine.

 ^ He was sentenced to 10-25 years in prison.
  • Pennsylvanians For Human Life - Educating Students 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pennlife.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .And you had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you.^ Says: November 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pm How much national interest any team or athlete has is directly proportional to how much ESPN shows you on TV .
  • Whitlock: “Sports media is dying by suicide and ESPN is Dr. Jack Kevorkian. You’re dying, too. ESPN just hasn’t told you yet.” | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ There are many kinds of laws in the world and the law of playing with cards is that you can just back out if you think you're losing or if it's painful for you of if things are going to go bad for you.

 ^ When you go shopping or something, people stop.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 .Well, sir, consider yourself stopped."^ April 13 : Jack Kevorkian, who videotaped himself giving a man a lethal injection and dared prosecutors to stop him, is sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison by a judge who told him: Sir consider yourself stopped.

 .Kevorkian was sent to prison in Coldwater, Michigan.^ Kevorkian remains in prison in Michigan, serving a ten-to-twenty-five year sentence.
  • A Compassionate Ending: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.smart-publications.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) KEILAR (voice-over): After more than eight years in prison, Jack Kevorkian walked out of a maximum-security prison in Michigan today.

 ^ He was sent to prison in Coldwater, Michigan , to serve a 10-to-25-year sentence.
.In the course of the various proceedings, Kevorkian made statements under oath and to the press that he considered it his duty to assist persons in their death.^ In the course of the various proceedings, Kevorkian made statements under oath and to the press that he considered it his duty to assist persons in their death.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian said that although the conditions of his parole do not allow him to assist a person considering suicide, he will work for the cause in other ways.
  • Amazon.com: 60 Minutes - Jack Kevorkian (June 3, 2007): Movies & TV 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Nonetheless, under the law of the state of Michigan, Dr. Kevorkian was convicted and imprisoned in 1999 on the charge of second-degree murder for the crime of assisting suicide.

 .He indicated under oath that because he thought laws to the contrary were archaic and unjust, he would persist in civil disobedience, even under threat of criminal punishment.^ He also indicated under oath that because he thought laws to the contrary were archaic and unjust, he would persist in civil disobedience, even under threat of criminal punishment.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This idea--generated from the careful study of the clinical circumstances and past histories of suicidal patients--gradually prevailed in civil law and even in the canon law of churches.
  • The Kevorkian Epidemic By Paul R. McHugh - Issue 009 p. 18 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.christianethicstoday.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Rosa Parks didn’t help launch the Civil Rights movement by obeying unjust laws.
  • Do you support doctor-assisted suicide? : West Watch Colorado 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC blogs.denverpost.com [Source type: General]

 .Future intent to commit crimes is an element parole boards may consider in deciding whether to grant a convicted person relief.^ Future intent to commit crimes, of course, is an element courts and parole boards may consider in deciding whether to grant a convicted person relief.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian said that although the conditions of his parole do not allow him to assist a person considering suicide, he will work for the cause in other ways.
  • Amazon.com: 60 Minutes - Jack Kevorkian (June 3, 2007): Movies & TV 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ And they are going to decide whether they are granted, essentially.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

 .After his conviction (and subsequent losses on appeal) Kevorkian was denied parole repeatedly.^ Kevorkian appeals conviction to Michigan Court of Appeals.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Parole board denies ailing Kevorkian .
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Since his conviction (and subsequent losses on appeal), Kevorkian has been denied parole repeatedly.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.In an MSNBC interview aired on September 29, 2005, Kevorkian said that if he were granted parole, he would not resume directly helping people die and would restrict himself to campaigning to have the law changed.^ In an MSNBC interview aired on September 29 , 2005 , Kevorkian said that if he were granted parole, he would not resume directly helping people die and would restrict himself to campaigning to have the law changed.

 ^ In an MSNBC interview aired on September 29, 2005, Kevorkian said that if he were granted parole, he would not resume directly helping people die and would restrict himself to campaigning to have the law changed.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Or would she die with the help of her friend, ally and hero: Jack Kevorkian?
  • The Pulitzer Prizes | Deciding to die, with a doctor's help 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pulitzer.org [Source type: Original source]

 .On December 22, 2005, Kevorkian was denied parole by a board on the count of 7-2 recommending not to give parole.^ On December 22 , 2005 , Kevorkian was denied parole by a board on the count of 7-2 recommending not to give parole.

 ^ Parole board denies ailing Kevorkian .
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ On December 22, 2005, Kevorkian was denied parole by a board on the count of 7-2 recommending not to give parole.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.Terminally ill with Hepatitis C, which he contracted while doing research on blood transfusions in Vietnam,[10] Kevorkian was expected to die within a year in May 2006. After applying for a pardon, parole, or commutation by the parole board and Governor Jennifer Granholm, he was paroled on June 1, 2007, due to good behavior.^ Kevorkian is not eligible for parole until 2007.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ In a recent interview in ABC News, Kevorkian's lawyer stated that Kevorkian is terminally ill with Hepatitis C, which he contracted during research into blood transfusions and is expected to pass away within a year.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ In a recent interview with ABC News , Kevorkian's lawyer stated that Kevorkian was terminally ill with Hepatitis C , which he contracted while doing research on blood transfusions and was expected to pass away within a year.

 .He had only spent 8 years and 2 1/2 months behind bars rather than the predicted 10–25 years.^ He was sentenced to 10-25 years in prison.
  • Pennsylvanians For Human Life - Educating Students 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.pennlife.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ After serving 8 years of a 10-to-25-year sentence for second-degree murder, the doctor walked out of the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Mich., and into the predictable media frenzy.

 ^ That conviction earned Kevorkian a 10- to 25-year sentence for second degree murder, but he earned time off his sentence for good behavior.
  • Kevorkian released from prison - The Denver Post 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.denverpost.com [Source type: News]

 [11][12]
."Kevorkian will be on parole for two years, and one of the conditions he must meet is that he cannot help anyone else die.^ In an MSNBC interview aired on September 29 , 2005 , Kevorkian said that if he were granted parole, he would not resume directly helping people die and would restrict himself to campaigning to have the law changed.

 ^ Kevorkian is on parole since his release from prison last year after serving the minimum of a term for second-degree murder in one man's death.
  • Kevorkian plans congressional run | DisabilityNation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC disabilitynation.net [Source type: General]

 ^ Show him proper compelling medical evidence that you should die, and Dr. Jack Kevorkian will help you kill yourself free of charge."
  • New Mobility: The magazine for active wheelchair users 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.newmobility.com [Source type: Original source]

 .He is also prohibited from providing care for anyone who is older than 62 or is disabled.^ He is also prohibited from providing care for anyone who is older than 62 or is disabled.
  • Kevorkian released from prison - The Denver Post 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.denverpost.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Anyone who has followed Al Pacino for say, longer than a week...would realize that this is the way the man speaks!
  • Al Pacino thinks through a simple question about Jack Kevorkian - TCA Report - TV Squad 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.tvsquad.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ S.B. 211 provides technical amendments to the law banning assisted suicide to exempt nonlicensed care givers who provide pain medications under a hospice program.
  • Assisted Suicide Chronology 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC rtl.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He could go back to prison if he violates his parole."^ He could go back to prison if he violates his parole.
  • Kevorkian released from prison - The Denver Post 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.denverpost.com [Source type: News]

 ^ KING: If you could go back, would you do it over again?
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Kevorkian suggests that transplant-teams could go to prisons in order to harvest the organs donated by prisoners on death-row immediately after their executions.
  • RIGHT TO DIE---more books reviewed by James Park 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.tc.umn.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [13] .Kevorkian said he would abstain from assisting any more terminal patients with death, and his role in the matter would strictly be to persuade states to change their laws on assisted suicide.^ Kevorkian attended his 22nd assisted suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He is also forbidden by the rules of his parole from commenting about assisted suicide.^ I'm tired of the secetiveness and the hiding about death-it's a part of life and assisted suicide is not assisted murder and should be as legal as it is right.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Nurse.Com Forums 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC forums.nurse.com [Source type: General]
  • Jack Kevorkian [Archive] - Nurse.Com Forums 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC forums.nurse.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Judge Richard Kaufman ruled that there is a constitutional right to "rational" suicide; therefore the Michigan ban on assisted suicide was unconstitutional.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Reply to this comment by mikealford3 June 2, 2007 3:03 AM EDT Assisted-suicide is MURDER, plain and simple.
  • Jack Kevorkian Is Out Of Prison - CBS News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: General]

 [14] [15]
.On June 4, 2007, Kevorkian appeared on CNN's Larry King Live to discuss his time in prison and his future plans.^ June 1, 2007 Kevorkian released from prison.
  • Timeline Of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.clickondetroit.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Arguing for individual rights, legalized euthanasia and prison reform, the 81-year-old Kevorkian appeared frail and seemed to have difficulty hearing.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had applied for a pardon, parole, or commutation by the parole board and Governor Jennifer Granholm , and on December 13 , 2006 it was announced he would be paroled on June 1 , 2007 .

 [16] .At the time of Kevorkian's release, the only state in the United States that had legalized doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill people was Oregon.^ A national survey of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the United States.
  • A Comparison of Characteristics of Kevorkian Euthanasia Cases and Physician-Assisted Suicides in Oregon -- Roscoe et al. 41 (4): 439 -- The Gerontologist 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Kevorkian attended his 22nd assisted suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Kevorkian had admitted assisting in her suicide.
  • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Activities after his release from prison

.On January 15, 2008, Kevorkian gave his largest public lecture since his release from prison, speaking to a crowd of 4,867 people at the University of Florida.^ Kevorkian to be released from prison (AP) .
  • UF courts Kevorkian for speech - NeuroTalk Communities 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC neurotalk.psychcentral.com [Source type: General]

 ^ June 1, 2007 Kevorkian released from prison.
  • Timeline Of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.clickondetroit.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Kevorkian Will Run for Congress Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, on parole since being released from prison last year, is planning to run for Congress in Michigan as an independent.
  • Kevorkian Will Run for Congress | Drudge Retort 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.drudge.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 The St. Petersburg Times reported that Kevorkian expressed a desire for assisted suicide to be "a medical service" for willing patients. ."My aim in helping the patient was not to cause death," the paper quoted him as saying.^ Publishes journal article, "The Fundus Oculi and the Determination of Death," discussing his efforts to photograph the eyes of dying patients, a practice that earned him the nickname "Doctor Death."
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ This incited the district attorney to bring murder charges against him, claiming that Kevorkian single-handedly caused the death.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Case Presentation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www2.sunysuffolk.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ SPEAKER: My father said, OK now are you saying you prefer him not to go on the trip because he's a risk to anybody or are you simply saying that to cover yourself?

 ."My aim was to end suffering.^ Kevorkian says his aim was to help the terminally ill or those suffering debilitating pain, to end their lives with dignity.

 ^ My question is I don't understand the difference in having a living will, with written "Do Not Resuscitate" versus going to Dr. Kevorkian and requesting end of suffering.
  • CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dr. Kevorkian and the Pending Supreme Court Decision On Physician-Assisted Suicide - Jan. 14, 1997 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 It's got to be decriminalized." [17]
.On February 5, 2009, Kevorkian lectured to students and faculty at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.^ PM Fresh off his release from prison, Jack Kevorkian may be headed to the University of Florida.
  • UF courts Kevorkian for speech - NeuroTalk Communities 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC neurotalk.psychcentral.com [Source type: General]

 ^ PM News that Dr. Jack Kevorkian plans to visit the University of Florida is already making waves among critics of euthanasia.
  • UF courts Kevorkian for speech - NeuroTalk Communities 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC neurotalk.psychcentral.com [Source type: General]

 ^ On October 11, 2007 Dr. Jack Kevorkian will speak at the University of Florida.
  • Ashley Emans : Florida Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Dr. Death - Townhall.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC townhall.com [Source type: General]

 .Over 2,500 people heard him discuss tyranny, the criminal justice system and politics.^ Despite this, he was allowed bond in the original suicide, proving once again that the criminal justice system works.
  • MedicalVibe.com Forum • View topic - Dr. Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.medicalvibe.com [Source type: General]

 .A mixture of poor acoustics and a long lecture caused many people to leave 45 minutes in.^ How many people are out there at this very minute waiting to end the inevitable on their terms with dignity?
  • CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Kevorkian to run for office « - Blogs from CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The Holocaust and the long history of persecution that Jews had suffered had not opened his heart to his own people, it had caused him to shut off any feeling for them.
  • History News Network 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC hnn.us [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [18] .Those who stayed did get to hear his thoughts on the topic of euthanasia during a question and answer period.^ KING: Did you read the questions and answers as asked and answered by the jurists?
  • CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dr. Kevorkian and the Pending Supreme Court Decision On Physician-Assisted Suicide - Jan. 14, 1997 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ His critics thought that this man -- who, when asked what he did for a living, would answer, with grim irony, "I study dead Jews" -- was incapable of sentiment.
  • History News Network 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC hnn.us [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He created a guideline he thought people should follow who did assisted suicides, but failed to follow them himself.
  • New Mobility: The magazine for active wheelchair users 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.newmobility.com [Source type: Original source]

 .There were mixed reactions when Kevorkian unveiled an American Flag with a swastika where the field of stars normally resides (the Union).^ Embarrassed, University of Michigan officials ask Kevorkian to leave his residency there.
  • Timeline Of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.clickondetroit.com [Source type: News]
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ CAVUTO: You were showing a swastika on the American flag, Doctor.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ CAVUTO: But you turned the American flag around to show a swastika, and to a lot of folks, they said, "Doc, now you are pushing it."
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

 He claimed the flag was intended to shock and remind everyone that this is where America is headed if changes are not made.
.On September 2, 2009, he appeared on Fox News Channel's Your World with Neil Cavuto in his first live national television interview to discuss health care reform.^ Health Care Reform (137) .
  • Jack Kevorkian: Would Be Human Vivisector » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.firstthings.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Even though Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide, Kevorkian, 81, told Fox News' Neil Cavuto Wednesday that Murray did not commit murder by providing Jackson with lethal amounts of the anesthetic propofol.
  • News – Dr. Kevorkian: Michael Jackson "Got What He Wanted" – Celebrity News – UsMagazine.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.usmagazine.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ We should enact market-based reforms that make health care more affordable to move us toward our goal of health care for all.
  • Gannett Michigan: Voter Guide 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.thevoterguide.org [Source type: Original source]
.On September 20, 2009, he appeared at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania to speak to a sold-out audience.^ Jack Kevorkian to speak at Kutztown University.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Comment By Thank you Kutztown University at 9/21/2009 8:31:33 AM .
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Aired September 3, 2009 - 20:00   ET .

 .Sellers of tickets claimed that all tickets were sold out within 5 minutes of the office opening.^ We're going to bring it all out in the open.

2008 Congressional Election

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2008
.On March 12, 2008, Kevorkian announced plans to run for United States Congress to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District against eight-term congressman Joe Knollenberg (R-Bloomfield Hills), Central Michigan University Professor Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township), Adam Goodman (L-Royal Oak) and Douglas Campbell.^ Kevorkian plans congressional run .
  • Kevorkian plans congressional run | DisabilityNation 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC disabilitynation.net [Source type: General]

 ^ March 12, 2008, 5:25 pm .
  • A Kevorkian Candidacy in Michigan? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Kevorkian Will Run for Congress Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, on parole since being released from prison last year, is planning to run for Congress in Michigan as an independent.
  • Kevorkian Will Run for Congress | Drudge Retort 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.drudge.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .(G-Ferndale) Kevorkian ran as an independent, hoping to bring integrity and prison reform to the government,[11][19][20] and earned 8,987 votes.^ Arguing for individual rights, legalized euthanasia and prison reform, the 81-year-old Kevorkian appeared frail and seemed to have difficulty hearing.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ (AP, 11/20/04) 2004 Nov 20, The NBA suspended 9 players without pay over the Nov 19 Piston and Pacer brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich.
  • Timeline Michigan 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC timelines.ws [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Now old and frail, perhaps near the end of his own life, Kevorkian is hanging his hopes for an earlier end to prison time on the mercy of Michigan's governor.
  • Assisted Suicide- Jack Kevorkian changes... - ThirdDay.com Message Boards 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.thirdday.com [Source type: General]

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Media

.Al Pacino is playing Jack Kevorkian in an HBO movie entitled, You Don't Know Jack.^ Pacino is portraying Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the HBO movie “You Don’t Know Jack.” .
  • ‘You Don’t Know Jack’
    Shooting of HBO film takes place in Pontiac - The Oakland Press Entertainment: The best place for news in and around Oakland County     30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.theoaklandpress.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ We don't do it on a whim, you know.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ I mean, you have got Al Pacino playing you in this HBO movie that's coming out.
  • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

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Ska punk band Suicide Machines was originally called "Jack Kevorkian and the Suicide Machines."
Ska/Reggae band The Pilfers released a song entitled "Dr. Kevorkian" on their self titled debut album.

Cultural references

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  • The Law & Order Season 1 episode "The Reapers Helper", Season 8 episode "Burden" and the Season 18 episode "Called Home" are all based on the Jack Kevorkian case.
  • The story 'Quality of Mercy' in The Prosecution Rests is a fable exploring the facets of aging, Alzheimer's disease, and euthanasia.^ Demographic characteristics of the Kevorkian euthanasia cases were compared to U.S. mortality statistics for 1997, the most recent year for which data are available ( Hoyert et al.
    • A Comparison of Characteristics of Kevorkian Euthanasia Cases and Physician-Assisted Suicides in Oregon -- Roscoe et al. 41 (4): 439 -- The Gerontologist 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org [Source type: Academic]

     ^ Design and Methods: Two hundred variables were coded from medical examiner reports on all 69 Kevorkian euthanasia cases who died and were autopsied by the Oakland County Medical Examiner.
    • A Comparison of Characteristics of Kevorkian Euthanasia Cases and Physician-Assisted Suicides in Oregon -- Roscoe et al. 41 (4): 439 -- The Gerontologist 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org [Source type: Academic]

     ^ Jack Kevorkian announced that the petition drive to place a constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia on the ballot failed to obtain enough signatures.
    • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     [24] The work addresses a popular misconception that Kevorkian's patients were terminal cancer patients, whereas one or more simply feared slipping into Alzheimer's senility.
  • Stephen Lynch makes a reference to Kevorkian in his song Grandfather.
  • In season 3 of Criminal Minds a Kevorkian reference is made when describing the person who puts down animals at the local pound.
  • The Canadian Alternative band Artificial Joy Club mentions Kevorkian in their song Sick & Beautiful

See also

References

  1. ^ http://law.jrank.org/pages/7987/Kevorkian-Jack.html
  2. ^ "how to pronounce Kevorkian". inogolo. http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1097/Jack_Kevorkian. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  3. ^ Roth, John K. (2000). Encyclopedia of Social Issues. Marshall Cavendish. p. 922. ISBN 0-761-40572-0. 
  4. ^ Betzold, Michel,"Appointment with Doctor Death" Troy, MI: Momentum Books 1996
  5. ^ Frail and smiling, 'Dr. Death' walks out of prison - CNN.com
  6. ^ Chermak, Steven M.; Bailey, Frankie Y. (2007). Crimes and Trials of the Century. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-313-34110-9. 
  7. ^ Azadian, Edmond Y.; Hacikyan, Agop J.; Franchuk, Edward S. (1999). History on the Move: Views, Interviews and Essays on Armenian Issues. Wayne State University Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-814-32916-0. 
  8. ^ See Jack Lessenberry, “Death Becomes Him”, Vanity Fair, July 1994, p. 106.
  9. ^ "Chronology of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and Assisted Suicide Campaign". Frontline. WGBH. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  10. ^ "Jack Kevorkian Attorney Says His Health is in Serious Jeopardy". Lifenews.com. 2005-12-06. http://www.lifenews.com/bio1214.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  11. ^ a b "Dr. Kevorkian Running For Congress". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/12/dr-kevorkian-running-for_n_91128.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  12. ^ "ABC News: Dying 'Dr. Death' Has Second Thoughts About Assisting Suicides". Abcnews.go.com. 2007-06-01. http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2008364&page=1. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  13. ^ 1:10 p.m. ET (2007-06-01). "Kevorkian released from prison after 8 years - Health care - MSNBC.com". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18974940/. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  14. ^ "Kevorkian criticizes attack on right-to-die group". http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/kevorkian_criticizes_attack_on.html. 
  15. ^ "Kevorkian opposes suicide method at issue in raids". freep.com. http://www.google.com/search?q=%22not+allowed+to+express+any+views+about+the+methods+they+use%22. 
  16. ^ "Inside Cable News :: Dr. K on Larry King Live… :: June :: 2007". Insidecable.blogsome.com. 1999-02-22. http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/06/01/dr-k-on-larry-king-live/. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  17. ^ "News - - Gainesville.com". Gainesville.com<!. 2008-01-16. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080116/NEWS/801160333. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
  18. ^ "Jack Kevorkian unveils U.S. flag altered with swastika at NSU event -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com". www.sun-sentinel.com. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/slf-0205kevorkian,0,3444833.story. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  19. ^ The Oakland Press: Local News
  20. ^ Mooney, Alexander (2008-03-12). "Kevorkian to run for office". CNN. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/12/kevorkian-to-run-for-office/. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  21. ^ http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/08GEN/08GEN_CL.HTM
  22. ^ [1]
  23. ^ [2]
  24. ^ Lundin, Leigh (2009-04). Fairstein, Linda. ed. The Prosecution Rests. MWA Anthologies. New York: Little, Brown & Company. pp. 221–233. ISBN 978-0316012522. http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316012522_Description.htm. 

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When you have nothing left to burn, you must set yourself on fire.
.Jack Kevorkian, M.D. (born May 26, 1928) is a controversial Armenian American pathologist.^ May 28, 1928 Kevorkian is born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Armenian immigrants.
  • frontline: the kevorkian verdict: Chronology | PBS 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.pbs.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Jack Kevorkian , M.D. (born Pontiac, Michigan , May 20 , 1928 ) is a controversial American pathologist .

 ^ May 28, 1928 Jack Kevorkian is born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Armenian immigrants.
  • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

 .Nicknamed "Doctor Death," he is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's "right to die", aiding those who wanted to die to reach their goal without suffering.^ He is most noted for publicly championing a terminal patient's "right to die" and claims to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end.
  • Jack Kevorkian - Armeniapedia.org 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.armeniapedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ It is done only when a patient has a terminal diagnosis, is suffering, and wants to control when and how they die.
  • Palliative Sedation and Euthanasia - Is There a Difference Between Palliative Sedation and Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC dying.about.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ What is the job of a physician who truly wants to end his patient's suffering?
  • Washingtonpost.com: 'Dr. Death's' Life Obsession 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.wpyellowpages.com [Source type: Original source]

 .He has claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end.^ He has claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end.
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 ^ Death" has claimed participation in at least 130 physician-assisted suicides.
  • 'Right to die' advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian to speak to full house at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Kevorkian claims that he assisted with over 130 suicides.
  • Texas Right to Life | Statewide Builders of a Pro-Life Texas 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.texasrighttolife.com [Source type: Original source]

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  • I gambled and I lost. .I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.^ "I gambled and I lost, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us," Kevorkian says of his time in prison.
    • Kevorkian Goes Green; Runs for Congress Seat | My TV20 Detroit: News, Weather, Sports Detroit, MI | My TV20 News at 10 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.tv20detroit.com [Source type: General]

     ^ I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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     ^ Comment:   (50-4000 characters) Name: E-mail: Security Code: Display my email: The age of condoms .
    • Abstracts: Who is Jack Kevorkian, really? The age of condoms. Friends at last - General interest 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.faqs.org [Source type: Academic]
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • All the big powers...they've silenced me. .So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.^ So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]
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    • Jack Kevorkian quotes and quotes by Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.iwise.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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     ^ This should be a matter that is handled as a fundamental human right that is between the patient, the doctor, his family and his God,” Holmes said of Kevorkian’s beliefs.
    • Disability² » Archive for Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.disabilitypride.com [Source type: Original source]
    • Disability² » Archive for June, 2007 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.disabilitypride.com [Source type: Original source]
    • Disability² - the intersection of parenting with a disability and parenting kids with disabilities 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.disabilitypride.com [Source type: General]

     ^ "This should be a matter that is handled as a fundamental human right that is between the patient, the doctor, his family and his God," Holmes said of Kevorkian's beliefs.
    • Kevorkian news 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.fansoffieger.com [Source type: News]
    • Kevorkian released from prison - The Denver Post 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.denverpost.com [Source type: News]
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • It's the boredom that kills you. .You read until you're tired of that.^ You read until you're tired of that.
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]
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     ^ You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that.
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    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Do NOT judge until you're in that situation.
    • News – Dr. Kevorkian: Michael Jackson "Got What He Wanted" – Celebrity News – UsMagazine.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.usmagazine.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that.^ You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that.
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]
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     ^ You read until you're tired of that.
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     ^ Do NOT judge until you're in that situation.
    • News – Dr. Kevorkian: Michael Jackson "Got What He Wanted" – Celebrity News – UsMagazine.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.usmagazine.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     This is torture. This is mental torture.
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
I gambled and I lost. .I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
  • The American people are sheep.^ "I gambled and I lost, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us," Kevorkian says of his time in prison.
    • Kevorkian Goes Green; Runs for Congress Seat | My TV20 Detroit: News, Weather, Sports Detroit, MI | My TV20 News at 10 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.tv20detroit.com [Source type: General]
    • Kevorkian goes green, runs for Congress | detnews.com | The Detroit News 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.detroitnews.com [Source type: News]

     ^ For the American people, the jury is still out.
    • Ask Anything Wednesday - AlbertMohler.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.albertmohler.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]
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    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .They're comfortable, rich, working.^ They're comfortable, rich, working.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ You're the reason they're out there working so long and hard for a little bit of nothing.
    • Kevorkian Sticks/ free wallpaper 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.lollie.com [Source type: General]

     ^ Grieving at Work One day the bed sheets are starightened and they're gone.
    • NurseWeek/HealthWeek|Say it Straight. How Kevorkian helps us get to the core of the assisted suicide debate. 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nurseweek.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports.^ It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ I love old school words like “Gadzooks.” They’re so Sherlock Holmes-ish.
    • Talk Back South Florida! | Sun-Sentinel Blogs | Jack Furnari Archives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC weblogs.sun-sentinel.com [Source type: General]

     ^ KING: Oh, they're like Oregon.
    • CNN.com - Transcripts 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

     .The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.^ The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ SBG offers live super bowl betting odds, unique wagering options, numerous sports betting prop wagers and more!
    • In Case You Didn't Know » Blog Archive » First Look: Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian! 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC icydk.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
    • In Case You Didn't Know » Blog Archive » Dr. Kevorkian movie coming to HBO. 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC icydk.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ Kevorkian says he assisted with more than 130 suicides in the 1990s, when he drew national attention to questions about what rights people have when it comes to dying.
    • Religion News: Kevorkian Speaks After His Release From Prison 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC pewforum.org [Source type: News]
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • There is nothing anyone can do anyway. .The public has no power.^ The public has no power.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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     ^ Yet no aspiring politician is going to say so in public or even raise the possibility because the pro-Israel lobby is so powerful.
    • History News Network 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC hnn.us [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .The government knows I'm not a criminal.^ The government knows I'm not a criminal.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .The parole board knows I'm not a criminal.^ The parole board knows I'm not a criminal.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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     .The judge knows I'm not a criminal.^ The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • When history looks back, it will prove what I'll die knowing.
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • This could never be a crime in any society which deems itself enlightened.
    • Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia"‎ - Page 16 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
  • We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington. .
    • Quoted in FoxNews article entitled "Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run" - [March 13, 2008]
  • Am I a criminal?^ Quoted in FoxNews article entitled "Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run" - [March 13, 2008] Am I a criminal?
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
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     ^ In March of 2008 Kevorkian announced he was planning on running for Congress in Michigan .
    • Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.mahalo.com [Source type: General]

     ^ Recommend Kevorkian plans congressional run .
    • Jack Kevorkian Story Page - USATODAY.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC content.usatoday.com [Source type: News]

     .The world knows I'm not a criminal.^ The world knows I'm not a criminal.
    • UW Press - : Press kit for Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia, Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC uwpress.wisc.edu [Source type: Original source]
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    • Welcome to Digital State Press November 25, 1998 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.asu.edu [Source type: Original source]

     .What are they trying to put me in jail for?^ What are they trying to put me in jail for?
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     ^ He put it to me this way: "They are trying to push me out of the well-lit boulevard into the dark alleys.
    • Nightingale Alliance� Euthanasia Opposition - Resources, End of Life Alternatives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.nightingalealliance.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ What are they trying to put me in jail for?"—Kevorkian to Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes, 1996 .
    • UW Press - : Press kit for Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia, Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC uwpress.wisc.edu [Source type: Original source]
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     .You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.^ You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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    • Welcome to Digital State Press November 25, 1998 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.asu.edu [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Adkins, a Hemlock Society member, sought Kevorkian's aid because she did not want to wait until she lost her cognitive abilities to Alzheimer's disease.
    • Euthanasia Suicide and Physician-Assisted Suicide - Supporters Of Assisted Suicide 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.libraryindex.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ We do because of our religious beliefseven if you dont subscribe to them yourself.
    • http://www.wolverton-mountain.com/articles/kevorkian_pope.htm 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.wolverton-mountain.com [Source type: Original source]

     .
    • Quoted in "Jail: An Inmates Survival Guide"‎ - Page 24 - by Panama Publishing, Inc.^ She submitted a 21-page complaint to the association and wrote a letter to Scholarly Resources Inc., the publisher of Mr. Tong's book.
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       ^ Quoted in "Jail: An Inmates Survival Guide"‎ - Page 24 - by Panama Publishing, Inc.
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       - .2007
  • As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.^ As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.
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     ^ He earned the nickname of Dr. Death early on in his career, when he performed experiments photographing the eyes of dying people, which he offered as a diagnostic tool for determining whether coma patients were still alive.
    • Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.rotten.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Doctors could be struck off the medical register if they insist on giving treatment to critically ill patients against their wishes, the General Medical Council (GMC) has said.
    • Euthanasia - Death with Dignity 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.menstuff.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .
    • Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - by Andy Rooney - 2004
  • The Supreme Court of the United States...^ The Court on that basis assumed that "the United States Constitution would grant a competent person a constitutionally protected right to refuse lifesaving hydration and nutrition."
    • LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic Universe - Document 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC academic.udayton.edu [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - by Andy Rooney - 2004 The Supreme Court of the United States...
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     ^ In 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if states can prosecute physicians for assisting in the suicides of their competent, terminally ill patients.
    • Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death: Moral Debates--Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.trinity.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     has validated the .Nazi method of execution in...^ Nazi method of execution in...
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ He loathes the government, comparing the legal practice of keeping patients in comas to the "Nazi method of execution."
    • Welcome to Digital State Press November 25, 1998 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.asu.edu [Source type: Original source]

     concentration camps, starving them to death! .
    • Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 329 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
  • I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 331 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is a medical service.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Jack Kevorkian I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 339 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is not a trial.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .
    • Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 332 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
  • My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 339 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is not a trial.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 331 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is a medical service.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 332 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 331 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
This is a medical service. .It always was.
  • You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology.^ Your fans will always remember you.
    • Talk Back South Florida! | Sun-Sentinel Blogs | Jack Furnari Archives 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC weblogs.sun-sentinel.com [Source type: General]

     ^ You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ You can create individual accounts for your whole company with a Corporate Subscription, starting at $100 per month.
    • WhoRepresents.com - Contact Al Pacino 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.whorepresents.com [Source type: General]

     It won't work. .That's why you have all these problems in the world.^ Name them-all these problems.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ That's why you have all these problems in the world.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Why are you hated in the rest of the world?
    • Kevorkian Stuns Students As He Assails A "Renegade, Rogue, Criminalistic" America | AHN 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.allheadlinenews.com [Source type: Original source]

     .Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland.^ Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .Name them-all these problems.^ Name them-all these problems.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ That's why you have all these problems in the world.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Its important we all discuss these things with loved ones and have orders written down so no Shiavo problems happen.
    • Jack Kevorkian, Dr. Death Himself, To Be Paroled Next Week | Scared Monkeys 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC scaredmonkeys.com [Source type: General]

     .They're all religious problems.^ They’re all kinda creepy .
    • Jack Kevorkian artwork | KevinMD.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.kevinmd.com [Source type: General]

     ^ They're all religious problems.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ When people complain about spending, they're not complaining about ALL spending.

     .
    • Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 339 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
  • This is not a trial.^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 339 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is not a trial.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 331 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 This is a medical service.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "Years of Minutes"‎ - Page 332 - by Andy Rooney - 2004 My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     This is a lynching. .There is no law.^ There is no law.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ There were no reports of any problems with the law.
    • Assisted Dying and the USA | World Federation of Right to Die Societies 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.worldrtd.net [Source type: Original source]

     ^ There’s no law broken — they know it!
    • Jack Kevorkian: A Glimpse into the Future of Euthanasia? 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.equip.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .
    • Quoted in "The Michigan Alumnus‎" - Page 28 - by University of Michigan Alumni Association - 1996
  • When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.^ When your conscience says law is...
    • Jack Kevorkian Quotes 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.brainyquote.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) KEVORKIAN: When your conscience says that law is immoral, you don't follow the law.
    • CNN.com - Transcripts 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Quoted in "The Michigan Alumnus‎" - Page 28 - by University of Michigan Alumni Association - 1996 When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .
    • Quoted in "Words of Wisdom‎" - by Mick Farren - Philosophy - 2004 - Page 122
  • You're going to watch a person suffer in agony while somebody's debating?^ Have you ever watched a love one suffer?
    • Do you support doctor-assisted suicide? : West Watch Colorado 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC blogs.denverpost.com [Source type: General]

     ^ We're going to tell you why.

     ^ We're watching this story for you.

     .
    • Quoted in "Physician-assisted death"‎ - Page 100 - by James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder, Gregg A. Kasting - 1994
  • This is a medical service.^ As of the last official report, there have been 292 reported deaths under the law that transformed the crime of assisted suicide into a medical treatment.
    • Discovery Institute - Bioethics - Articles/News - Dr. Death Rides Again 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.discovery.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ The Christian Medical and Dental Society has produced an excellent resource on physician-assisted suicide titled The Battle for Life.
    • Euthanasia: The Battle for Life-Probe Ministries 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.probe.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Euthanasia: The Battle for Life 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.texlife.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Death" to speak about euthanasia, Kevorkian only briefly touched on the topics that made him the leading physician-assisted suicide advocate.
    • Kevorkian Stuns Students As He Assails A "Renegade, Rogue, Criminalistic" America | AHN 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.allheadlinenews.com [Source type: Original source]

     It always was.
    • Quoted in "Physician-assisted death"‎ - Page 100 - by James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder, Gregg A. Kasting - 1994

About Kevorkian

.
  • I don't like to think of him as the 'Doctor of Death', I think of him as a liberator.^ I don't like to think of him as the 'Doctor of Death', I think of him as a liberator.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Publishes journal article, "The Fundus Oculi and the Determination of Death," discussing his efforts to photograph the eyes of dying patients, a practice that earned him the nickname "Doctor Death."
    • frontline: the kevorkian verdict: Chronology | PBS 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.pbs.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
    • Timeline Of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life - Detroit Local News Story - WDIV Detroit 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.clickondetroit.com [Source type: News]
    • Dan Schneider on Euthanasia 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.cosmoetica.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ His slightly unhealthy obsession with the dead earned him the nickname " Doctor Death ," a term the media, and especially his enemies, would eventually learn to embrace .
    • Jack Kevorkian@Everything2.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.everything2.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .
    • Zachary Kevorkian
  • So let's talk just a little bit more about you specifically.^ The stories you're talking about .
    • Suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian to speak at Kutztown University | Lehigh Valley Breaking News - lehighvalleylive.com - - lehighvalleylive.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.lehighvalleylive.com [Source type: News]

     ^ We're going to talk a little bit more about that and — and what your future plans are.
    • Dr. Jack Kevorkian Philosophizes About Death and the Value of Life - Neil Cavuto | Your World - FOXNews.com 9 October 2009 6:06 UTC www.foxnews.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ KEVORKIAN: She seemed rational when you talked to her.
    • CNN.com - Transcripts 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

     .You were on bond to another judge when you committed this offense, you were not licensed to practice medicine when you committed this offense and you hadn't been licensed for eight years.^ He does not have a license to practice medicine.
    • InternationalTaskForce.org - The Real Jack Kevorkian 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.internationaltaskforce.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
    • [HPN] [NH_ADAPT] Fw: Kevorkian Fact Sheet 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC hpn.asu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ You were on bond to another judge when you committed this offense, you were not licensed to practice medicine when you committed this offense and you hadn't been licensed for eight years.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ (Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, the champion of mercy killing, will be released from prison June 1 after doing eight years for helping a Michigan man commit suicide.
    • Jack Kevorkian – News Stories About Jack Kevorkian - Page 1 | Newser 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]

     .And you had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you.^ You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you.
    • serial killer true crime library * serial killer news * list of serial killers * serial murder * female serial killers * crime scene investigation * tueur en serie * omicidi seriali * 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.crimezzz.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ Sentencing Dr Kevorkian, Judge Jessica Cooper said: "You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you.
    • BBC NEWS | Health | Background Briefings | Euthanasia | 'Dr Death': Pushing the law 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC news.bbc.co.uk [Source type: News]

     ^ And you had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did and dare the legal system to stop you.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Dr. Jack Kervorkian | Facebook 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.facebook.com [Source type: General]

     .Well, sir, consider yourself stopped.^ "Well sir, consider yourself stopped."
    • BBC NEWS | Health | Background Briefings | Euthanasia | 'Dr Death': Pushing the law 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC news.bbc.co.uk [Source type: News]

     ^ Well, sir, consider yourself stopped.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Well, sir, consider yourself stopped."
    • Dr. Jack Kervorkian | Facebook 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.facebook.com [Source type: General]
    • serial killer true crime library * serial killer news * list of serial killers * serial murder * female serial killers * crime scene investigation * tueur en serie * omicidi seriali * 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.crimezzz.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .
    • Judge Jessica Cooper
  • There will be those who will be Kevorkian with class.^ Michigan Judge Jessica Cooper scheduled Kevorkian's trial for March 1.
    • Kevorkian Case: Kevorkian trial set - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
    • Kevorkian Case: Kevorkian trial set - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC cgi.cnn.com [Source type: News]
    • Kevorkian Case: Kevorkian trial set - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC premium.cnn.com [Source type: News]

     ^ Judge Jessica Cooper There will be those who will be Kevorkian with class.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ On April 13 Judge Jessica Cooper sentenced Dr. Death to 10 to 25 years in prison for the videotaped death of a Lou Gehrig's disease patient.
    • serial killer true crime library * serial killer news * list of serial killers * serial murder * female serial killers * crime scene investigation * tueur en serie * omicidi seriali * 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.crimezzz.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .They will look respectable.^ They will look respectable.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Dr. Jack Kevorkian: A Serial Killer on the Loose 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.jesus-is-lord.com [Source type: Original source]

     .They will sound respectable.^ They will sound respectable.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Dr. Jack Kevorkian: A Serial Killer on the Loose 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.jesus-is-lord.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ If they are of sound mind, then let them die with the dignity and respect they want.
    • Dr. Jack Kevorkian urges civil disobedience in speech at Kutztown University 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC readingeagle.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     .Their patients will be just as dead.^ Their patients will be just as dead."
    • Dr. Jack Kevorkian: A Serial Killer on the Loose 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.jesus-is-lord.com [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Their patients will be just as dead.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     .
    • Rita Marker
  • He seems to be on a personal crusade not just to legalize it but to legitimize this type of activity.^ Rita Marker He seems to be on a personal crusade not just to legalize it but to legitimize this type of activity.
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Jack Kevorkian - Wikiquote 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

     ^ Suicide is a liberty right and assistance is morally legitimate...should be legally permitted whenever requested by competent persons exercising that right.
    • The Catholic View of Life; Kevorkian the Jack of Death 30 January 2010 2:24 UTC www.sspx.org [Source type: Original source]
    • Reinhard Priester

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