Prescription Medicide - Paperback

by Jack Kevorkian (Author)

Dr. Kevorkian has helped more than a dozen terminally-ill people kill themselves. As a result, physician-assisted suicide has once again become a red-hot debate, with the inventor of the "suicide machine" at the center. Now the famed doctor talks about why he continues his struggle.

Author Biography

Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1928 - 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He gained notoriety by being the first physician to admit publicly that he assisted individuals suffering from painful or debilitating illnesses to die peacefully. Always a controversial figure, some called him "Dr. Death," while others viewed him as a noble humanitarian. After assisting in the suicides of more than a hundred persons, he was convicted of second-degree murder and the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and sentenced to ten to twenty-five years in prison. After serving more than eight years of his sentence, he was released in 2007 on parole for good behavior.