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What did they call Jack Kevorkian?
He was convicted of murder in 1999 and was often portrayed in the media with the name of “Dr. Death”. There was support for his cause, and he helped set the platform for reform.
What nationality was Jack Kevorkian?
American
Jack Kevorkian/Nationality
Where was Dr Kevorkian born?
Pontiac, MI
Jack Kevorkian/Place of birth
Where did Jack Kevorkian go to college?
University of Michigan Hospital1952
Pontiac Central High School1945University of Michigan
Jack Kevorkian/Education
What did Dr Kevorkian do wrong?
Last week, a Michigan court dropped murder charges against Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a retired pathologist, for rigging up suicide machines that two women used, at their request, to end their lives. He also has helped two other women kill themselves.
Where is Kevorkian buried?
June 10, 2011
Jack Kevorkian/Date of burial
How long did Dr Kevorkian spend in jail?
eight years
Kevorkian was imprisoned for eight years. As a condition of his parole in 2007, he promised not to assist in any more suicides. He himself had appealed to leave prison early because of poor health, but said he did not consider himself a candidate for assisted suicide.
What kind of doctor was Kevorkian?
medical pathologist
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the medical pathologist who willfully helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives, becoming the central figure in a national drama surrounding assisted suicide, died on Friday in Royal Oak., Mich.
When did Dr Kevorkian get out of jail?
June 1, 2007
On June 1, 2007, Dr. Kevorkian was released from prison after he promised not to conduct another assisted suicide.
What did Kevorkian do with the bodies?
In the 1950s he was dubbed “Dr. Death,” when he began photographing patient’s eyes to determine the exact time of death. He campaigned to use the bodies of death-row inmates for medical experimentation.
What is passive euthanasia?
Definition 3* Passive euthanasia is the ending of one person’s life by another, motivated solely by the best interest of the person who dies, through the deliberate withholding of a life-preserving substance or life-preserving procedure.
How much jail time did Dr Kevorkian get?
A Michigan judge sentenced Dr. Jack Kevorkian today to 10 to 25 years in prison, despite emotional courtroom pleas on his behalf from the widow and brother of the terminally ill man he was convicted of killing.