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Jack Kevorkian, the man known as Dr Death and who
helped the terminally ill to die, is due to be released from prison in the US
state of Michigan.
Jack Kevorkian, the man known as Dr Death and who helped the terminally ill to die, is due to be released from prison in the US state of Michigan.
Kevorkian was convicted in 1999 of the murder by injection of terminally ill Thomas Youk. A video of him dying was broadcast on television.
Kevorkian, 79, has served eight years of a 10-25 year sentence.
He has pledged not to counsel people on suicide but says he will continue to fight for the right to euthanasia. The elderly former pathologist insists that patients living in pain have the right to die.
A jury convicted Kevorkian of second-degree murder after watching the video of him injecting lethal drugs into Mr Youk. Kevorkian had sent the video for broadcast on the CBS show 60 Minutes.
He plans to return to the show in an interview on Sunday.
I believe I have the right to choose to die.
Posted: Fri - June 1, 2007 at 07:47 AM