Murad Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". [2] Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end.

Feb 5, 2025 · Jack Kevorkian (born May 26, 1928, Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.—died June 3, 2011, Royal Oak, Michigan) was an American physician who gained international attention through his assistance in the suicides of more than 100 patients, many of whom were terminally ill.

Apr 2, 2014 · Jack Kevorkian was a U.S.-based physician who assisted in patient suicides, sparking increased talk on hospice care and "right to die" legislative action.

Jun 3, 2011 · Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the medical pathologist who willfully helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives, becoming the central figure in a national drama surrounding assisted suicide,...

Jun 3, 2011 · Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide advocate, died Friday at 83. Supporters say he was a compassionate caregiver who paid a steep price for helping chronically and terminally ill patients...

Mar 26, 2024 · Jack Kevorkian died in June 2011 at the age of 83. He had kidney and respiratory failure, and, knowing his prognosis, he refused artificial attempts to prolong his life. His death was reportedly...

Jun 3, 2011 · Jack Kevorkian, the controversial American doctor who claimed to have assisted more than 100 suicides, has died aged 83. To his critics, he was Dr Death. To other detractors, Jack the...

Jun 3, 2011 · “My specialty is death,” Dr. Jack Kevorkian told TIME back in 1993 as he burnished his qualifications to counsel people on taking their own lives.

Mar 11, 2024 · Jack Kevorkian was an Oakland County physician who became a household name across the country in the 1990s for his illegal role in helping upward of 100 terminally ill people end their lives. Michigan prosecutors put him on trial five times for physician-assisted suicide, winning a conviction with the final trial in 1999.

Jun 11, 2018 · Jack Kevorkian has become the most well-known advocate in the United States for the cause of physician-assisted suicide. Having helped an estimated 130 terminally or chronically ill individuals kill themselves between 1990 and 1999, Kevorkian sparked a national debate on the ethical issues involved in euthanasia, or mercy killing .