biography
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Kevorkian, Jack
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media nickname Dr Death
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pronunciation:
[kuhvaw(r)kian]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1928– )
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| biography:
| Physician, born in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He graduated in medicine at the University of Michigan in 1952, served in the Korean War, then began to specialize in pathology. He became known for his opinion that medical experimentation on condemned prisoners be legalized, and in the late 1980s became an outspoken supporter of euthanasia. Known to participate in the facilitation of deaths since 1990, he was twice charged with murder and several times with assisting suicide, but found not guilty. In 1998 he became internationally known when a video showing the death of one of his clients was shown on national television, a strategy he had chosen to bring the public debate on euthanasia to a head. In 1999 he was convicted of second degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance and imprisoned. |
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