One of the most famous and notorious doctors who started assisted suicide was Jack Kevorkian (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian was a pathologist who helped patients with certain medical conditions die. In a result of his actions Jack Kevorkian ended up spending eight years in prison (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian only ended up in prison after years of conflict with the court system about how ethical his actions were. Jack Kevorkian grew up in a very strict Christian home, however Jack Kevorkian had a hard time believing everything his parents and everyone else believed in (Jack Kevorkian Biography). It is said that Jack Kevorkian first started being fascinated with death and the process of dying while serving his residency
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These tests would begin while the prison inmates were completely awake and end up fatally, with the prison inmates dying. The test and experiments that Jack Kevorkian would do on these prison inmates were brutal. The experiments and tests were so unusual and eccentric that Jack Kevorkian’s colleagues gave him the nickname of “Doctor Death” (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian published more than thirty booklets and journal articles. Jack Kevorkian was ultimately one of the first doctors to have the idea of doctor assisted suicide. Jack Kevorkian may not have had the most ethical ways in order to figure out the correct medication to die, but he did and went to prison for it (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian did end up helping many patients die, thus creating doctor assisted suicide (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian made lots of progress in doctor assisted suicide and now there are states where doctor assisted suicide is …show more content…
According to the law in California, Vermont, Oregon, and Washington in order to be able to get a prescription to “commit suicide”, patients must “have a terminal illness with a six month or less prognosis, be a resident of one of these states, be eighteen years or older, mentally stable to make decisions for their own good, and at least two licensed physicians have to agree that the patient is qualified.” (Clark) Which these are all reasonable laws, there is nothing too outrageous within these laws. Medical decision rights vary by state (Clark). In Vermont, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, a poll was put out in 2013. The results were that only fifty one percent of people supported allowing doctors to help a dying patient “commit suicide”(Gonchar). One part of the many parts, laws, and acts that support terminally ill patients dying on their own terms is known as the Death with Dignity Act, where a terminally ill patient who is mentally stable, has the right to speed up their own death with prescription medication (Clark). Only four out of our fifty states have passed laws where terminally ill patients are allowed to die on their own terms, with or without doctor's assistance. Brittany Maynard lived in Oregon (Scott). That is why she was legally allowed to have a doctor help her die. Brittany Maynard went through all the steps and the entire process (Clark). California passed the End of Life
These tests would begin while the prison inmates were completely awake and end up fatally, with the prison inmates dying. The test and experiments that Jack Kevorkian would do on these prison inmates were brutal. The experiments and tests were so unusual and eccentric that Jack Kevorkian’s colleagues gave him the nickname of “Doctor Death” (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian published more than thirty booklets and journal articles. Jack Kevorkian was ultimately one of the first doctors to have the idea of doctor assisted suicide. Jack Kevorkian may not have had the most ethical ways in order to figure out the correct medication to die, but he did and went to prison for it (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian did end up helping many patients die, thus creating doctor assisted suicide (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian made lots of progress in doctor assisted suicide and now there are states where doctor assisted suicide is …show more content…
According to the law in California, Vermont, Oregon, and Washington in order to be able to get a prescription to “commit suicide”, patients must “have a terminal illness with a six month or less prognosis, be a resident of one of these states, be eighteen years or older, mentally stable to make decisions for their own good, and at least two licensed physicians have to agree that the patient is qualified.” (Clark) Which these are all reasonable laws, there is nothing too outrageous within these laws. Medical decision rights vary by state (Clark). In Vermont, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, a poll was put out in 2013. The results were that only fifty one percent of people supported allowing doctors to help a dying patient “commit suicide”(Gonchar). One part of the many parts, laws, and acts that support terminally ill patients dying on their own terms is known as the Death with Dignity Act, where a terminally ill patient who is mentally stable, has the right to speed up their own death with prescription medication (Clark). Only four out of our fifty states have passed laws where terminally ill patients are allowed to die on their own terms, with or without doctor's assistance. Brittany Maynard lived in Oregon (Scott). That is why she was legally allowed to have a doctor help her die. Brittany Maynard went through all the steps and the entire process (Clark). California passed the End of Life