He has assisted in the deaths of hundreds of patients. ... The first main type is a physician-assisted suicide while the other two are active and passive methods of euthanasia. Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor supplies the patient with the proper information, procedure, and or tools that allow the patient, themselves, to terminate their own lives with ease. ... Euthanasia is a matter of free personal choice. ... In 1997, The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of British Columbia held a province wide vote ending up with a 53.7 percent in favor of legalizing euthanasia. ...

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In ancient times Euthanasia meant an easy death without severe suffering. ... Jack Kevorkian did not discover Euthanasia he just brought it public. ... He had publicly acknowledged that he had helped at least 130 people die by assisted suicide. On three previous occasions when charged with 'assisted suicide' the juries refused to convict Kevorkian against the weight of evidence. ... If they had been "assisted" in their attempts they would never have had that chance. ...

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The film focuses on the life and work of physician-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the idea of doctor-assisted suicide. ... Jack Kevorkian tackled one of the most controversial issues in the 1990's, if not still to this day, regarding euthanasia and the rights a terminally ill person has to end their life with assisted suicide. ... Kevorkian is in pursuit of the larger story goal of convincing everyone of the idea that euthanasia should be a basic human right. ... Kevorkian is not and will not be the only doctor to push the issue in the ethical debate about euthana...

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For the last couple of years other countries have started to introduce euthanasia or "physician assisted suicide" (PAS) into our society. ... Jack Kevorkian who was first responsible for PAS and introducing euthanasia to society. ... All seem to be important questions when considering whether or not euthanasia should be legalized. ... The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide; an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 lives end that way there each year (Richburg 1). Since then many other countries have legalized euthanasia. ...

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