Today most states prohibit assisted suicide; Illinois, Ohio and Michigan call it murder. However the prosecution of those who assisted the suicide is unusual. ... Kevorkian has been charged by the state of Michigan in two cases with illegally assisting a suicide, he and the American Civil Liberties Union have challenged the Michigan law that makes assisted suicide illegal. ... Dr Kevorkian has begun a petition drive to legalize assisted suicide in Michigan. He has assisted in the suicide of 20 people. ...

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