The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. LANSING, Mich. — Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed “Dr. Death” after claiming he had participated in at least 130 assisted suicides, left prison after eight years Friday still believing people have the right to die. A smiling Kevorkian, now 79, said it was “one of the high points in life” as he walked out with his attorney.
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the audacious Michigan pathologist dubbed Dr. Death for his role in assisting the suicides of more than 100 terminally ill people, died early Friday at a Detroit-area hospital after a brief illness.
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Dr. Kevorkian died on June 3, 2011 due to thrombosis. He was 83 years old.
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Pacino praised Kevorkian His life story became the subject of the 2010 HBO movie, You Don't Know Jack, which earned actor Al Pacino Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his portrayal of Kevorkian.
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Jack Kevorkian, 83, the zealous, straight-talking pathologist known as “Dr. Death” for his crusade to legalize physician-assisted suicide, died June 3 at a hospital in Royal Oak, Mich.
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According to the Associated Press, he said nurses played classical music by Kevorkian's favorite composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, before he died. Richard Sheinwald / AP File. Dr. Jack Kevorkian poses with his suicide machine in Michigan, Feb. 6, 1991. Morganroth says Kevorkian was conscious Thursday night and the two spoke about leaving the hospital and getting ready for rehabilitation.
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Kevorkian was freed in June 2007 after serving eight years of a 10- to 25-year sentence for second-degree murder. His lawyers had said he suffered from hepatitis C, diabetes and other problems, and he had promised in affidavits that he would not assist in a suicide if he was released.
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Carlos Osorio / AP. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, surrounded by Terrence Youk, far left, Ruth Holmes, left rear, and Sarah Holmes listen to attorney Lisa Dwyer, right, during the retired pathologist's murder trial in Pontiac, Mich., March 26, 1999. For Youk, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's release from prison on Friday is a relief.
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To the contrary, the state of Michigan, where Dr. Kevorkian did much of his work, explicitly banned physician-assisted suicide in 1993 in direct response to his efforts. “I think Jack Kevorkian was like a flare on the battlefield — he lit up the issue and everyone paid attention,” Caplan said.
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Dr. Kevorkian was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison but was paroled in June 2007 for good behavior after promising not to assist in any more suicides. “It’s got to be legalized.
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when did jack kevorkian die
Jack Kevorkian was died on June 3, 2011. Jack Kevorkian died on June 3, 2011. 