He was a hope in my heart that although we have no free choice to be born that at least we might have a decent free choice to die.
Did he violate some kind of Taboo did he somehow pose a threat to Authority was he a physician that somehow violated his Oath to do no harm ? I would like to see him set free to open up centers of Euthenasia throughout our country sort of like you see in the movie Soylent Green. But the single best method is to use the existing field of Anesthesiology to do what he was trying to do. I do not even know if Kevorkian is still alive he was quite old when they put him away. Can anyone carry on where he was forced to leave off ?? Be Verbose so that I/we can clearly see your ideas.
2006-08-29 03:59:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The religious right wing that has hijacked our government put in place a law stating that you can not help someone kill themselves even in the event that the patient is going to die a long and painful death. The only people that benefit from this are the hospitals and hospice care facilities that rake in the cash from a persons prolonged suffering.
Yet another example of our near theocratic government.
2006-08-29 04:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Assisted suicide is against the law in Michigan. He kept offering it, and doing it. It wasn't a taboo, it was against the law. I believe he got off on a couple of loopholes, then legislation was enacted to tighten the law. At that time, the prosecutor was able to get a conviction.
I think he was a medical examiner, and lost his license to practice long before he was convicted. There were ghoulish aspects to his personality, and his desire to see people while they were in the act of dying. If you pull old articles off of Nexis, and read quotes from him, you will see this creepy side of Kevorkian. This was not a cause or crusade to end suffering, he took some pleasure in "assisting" at these deaths. Some patients also were not terminally ill, they were mainly depressed.
His activities brought the issue into the public forum, but the small movement for euthanasia lost to popular support for making the laws against assisted suicide more strict in Michigan
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YEAH, SURE, SOYLENT GREEN. This is not a real question and I'm sorry I wasted my time, now that I recall what SOYLENT GREEN is. An old movie about the future where the world is overpopulated and hunger is rampant. Old and sick people are euthanized and are processed into food.. The hero, I recall traces a conveyor belt from the packets of food, back to the euthanasia center. HA.
2006-08-29 04:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My guess is that as euthenasia becomes accepted in the US he'll be pardoned posthumously.
Dr Kevorkian is still alive... and in prison.
Last year the Supreme Court agreed to hear the government's appeal of Oregon's 1997 assisted suicide law, but I don't know the result of the hearing.
2006-08-29 04:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dr Death is still alive and living in prison
he wanted to make a point that a persons own MD should be able to help end a patients life with dignity
Dr K attics /with the help of Jeffrey Fieger made a circus/joke of the whole concept
there are MDs "helping" their dying patients.. but doing it quietly
I was only Dr K's committee to get it legalized until he started acting like a *** in court ( refusing to take off hat, refusing to walk into the courtroom)
this have my Dr Death... He HAS the Solution
T shirt
2006-08-29 04:06:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He crossed the line, beyond just assisted suicide into euthanasia.
Assisted suicide is illegal in most states. That got him into enough trouble. But in at least one instance, he didn't just provide the means for someone to kill themselves, he actually committed the action directly resulting in death.
That's euthanasia, and punishable as murder.
2006-08-29 04:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because he killed people. Even if someone asks you to, it is still against the law. Just having the person's permission to do it does not make it legal.
2006-08-29 04:06:16 · answer #6 · answered by Timinator.3000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come to Europe (Holland and Switserland). Things are easier here.
2006-08-29 04:19:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They tried and tried to get him for manslaughter and finally convinced a jury to convict him.
2006-08-29 04:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
assisted suicide.... yes, its against the law. its against the law to commit suicide, and its against the law to help someone do so... So whats with the lengthy question??
2006-08-29 04:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
for IMPERSONATING A REAL DOCTOR
2006-08-29 04:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by mitchskram 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋