Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian
Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer, and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the biased name of "Dr. Death"; however, many consider him a hero, as he helped set the platform for reform. He famously said, "Dying is not a crime"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDoctor
Date of Birth26 May 1928
CityPontiac, MI
CountryUnited States of America
I don't crave publicity, you know.
What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly close with... we talk.
What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
How can you regret helping a suffering patient?
I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing.
Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.
She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.
A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine's a business today. It's a business.
I am not a sentimental person.
The patient decides when it's best to go.