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This is not a trial. This is a lynching. There is no law.
Jack Kevorkian
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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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Jazz Musician
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Dr. Death
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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.
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My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.
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I think the Supreme Court does have the authority, which is not used, to declare a blanket right for all people, all adults.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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Listen, when you take my liberty away, you've taken away more-something more precious than life. I mean, what good is a life without liberty? Huh? None.
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I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
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I have no regrets, none whatsoever.
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The Supreme Court of the United States has validated the Nazi method of execution in concentration camps, starving them to death.
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My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.
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I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.
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I am not a sentimental person.
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If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
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