Jack Kevorkian was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. 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 name of "Dr. Death". There was support for his cause, and he helped set the platform for reform. He said, "Dying is not a crime".In 1999, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for his direct role in a case of voluntary euthanasia. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence. He was released on parole on June 1, 2007, on condition he would not offer advice nor participate nor be present in the act of any type of suicide involving euthanasia to any other person; as well as neither promote nor talk about the procedure of assisted suicide.
“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
2000s, 2006
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
2000s, 2006
Quoted in "Years of Minutes" - Page 329 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
2000s, 2004
Quoted in "Jail: An Inmates Survival Guide" - Page 24 - by Panama Publishing, Inc. - 2007
2000s, 2007
“When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.”
Quoted in "Words of Wisdom" - by Mick Farren - Philosophy - 2004 - Page 122
2000s, 2004
Quoted in "Years of Minutes" - Page 332 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
2000s, 2004
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
2000s, 2006
“This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.”
Quoted in "The Michigan Alumnus" - Page 28 - by University of Michigan Alumni Association - 1996
1990s, 1996
“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
2000s, 2006
2000s, 2009, Interview with Neil Cavuto (2009)
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
2000s, 2006
“You're going to watch a person suffer in agony while somebody's debating?”
Quoted in "Physician-assisted death" - Page 100 - by James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder, Gregg A. Kasting - 1994
1990s, 1994
“This is a medical service. It always was.”
Quoted in "Physician-assisted death" - Page 100 - by James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder, Gregg A. Kasting - 1994
1990s, 1994
Quoted in "Years of Minutes" - Page 339 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
2000s, 2004
“My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.”
Quoted in "Years of Minutes" - Page 331 - by Andy Rooney - 2004
2000s, 2004
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
2000s, 2006
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
2000s, 2006
“We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington.”
As quoted in "Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run" (13 March 2008), Fox News
2000s, 2008
Quoted in "Years of Minutes" - by Andy Rooney - 2004
2000s, 2004
As quoted in Introducing Christian Ethics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4051-5276-1 (2010), by Samuel Wells and Ben Quash, John Wiley and Sons, p. 329
