American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011)
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While Jack Kevorkian (born May 26, 1928, died June 3, 2011) is recognized primarily for his advocacy of physician-assisted suicide and eight-year stint in prison, he was also a jazz musician, composer, and painter of some note. His album, "A Very Still Life", received a limited release in 1997. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jack+Kevorkian">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Murad Jacob Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011), also known by the nickname "Dr. Death", 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". Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was convicted of murder in 1999.
Kevorkian was tried four times for assisting suicides between 1994 and 1997, being acquitted the first three times and the fourth ending in a mistrial. In 1998, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for murder after broadcasting the voluntary euthanasia of a man named Thomas Youk who had Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence. He was released on parole on June 1, 2007, on condition he would not offer advice about, participate in, or be present at the act of any type of euthanasia to any other person, nor that he promote or talk about the procedure of assisted suicide.
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