Everyone knows the name Dr. Jack Kevorkian since the media placed him in the public eye for his actions involved with euthanasia. He has assisted in the deaths of hundreds of patients. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines euthanasia as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of ho...

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Jack Kevorkian. ... Kevorkian is a Michigan pathologist who has helped more than fifty people die since 1990 (Issues and Controversies: Assisted Suicide Update). ... Kevorkian maintains, "Passive Euthanasia is just natural death. ... Kevorkian believes the medical institutions today do not do enough in aiding terminal patients. ...

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