Jack was well-known for many accomplishments and attributes. He was an avid oil painter, composer and jazz musician. He was a renowned pathologist, and a die-hard (pun intended) right-to-die activist. The Michigan-born doctor claims to have helped over 130 people with assisted suicide. His Thanatron ("death machine") allowed terminally ill individuals to press a button that would administer a fatal drug.
Kevorkian went on trial several times for his assisted suicides. His practices incited prosecutors to filed murder charge against him, and he ultimately had his medicine license revoked. In 1999, Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to a 10-25 year life sentence. He served 8 of those years, and was released on parole in June of 2007.
kevorkian was better than ppl give him credit for =\
ReplyDeleteI wanna see this... good post, man!
ReplyDeleteWoot. And a great time was had by all.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to be the poster boy of a debate this big
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x56Gas07q5w
ReplyDeleteIts sad that he was under constant threat for offering his services that some people who are in constant pain really need
ReplyDeleteHe worked hard for what he believed in, gotta give him that, even in the face of all those who opposed him
ReplyDeleteit was a great movie. i think patient-assisted suicides should be legal.
ReplyDeleteInteresting movie... hmmm...
ReplyDeleteNice work, followed :D
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