Alter | 83 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | Arzt, Komponist, Maler |
Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 26. Mai 1928 |
Geburtsort | Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. |
Todesdatum | Freitag, 03. Juni 2011 |
Todesort | Royal Oak, Michigan |
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Beschreibung | Murad Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian (26. Mai 1928 – 3. Juni 2011) war ein US-amerikanischer Pathologe und Befürworter der Sterbehilfe. Er setzte sich öffentlich für das Recht von Patienten mit unheilbarer Krankheit auf einen assistierten Suizid durch Ärzte ein, was er mit seinem Zitat „Dying is not a crime“ (Sterben ist kein Verbrechen) zusammenfasste. Kevorkian gab an, mindestens 130 Patienten dabei geholfen zu haben. Er wurde 1999 wegen Mordes verurteilt und wurde in den Medien oft als "Dr. Death" bezeichnet. Seine Sache fand Unterstützung, und er trug dazu bei, die Grundlage für Reformen zu schaffen. |
My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.
As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.
A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine's a business today. It's a business.
I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony.
There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.
I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.
Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.
Fear controls you.
I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
