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
Jack Kevorkian quotes about
Many support what I am doing.
Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead.
My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture.
What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly close with... we talk.
My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life.
I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.
I suppose, if helping a patient die is killing, I suppose I'm a killer.
I knew I was getting into one of the most illegal things in the world. It was the right thing to do.
Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
I am not a sentimental person.
I don't crave publicity, you know.
When you have nothing left to burn, you must set yourself on fire.