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Estate of Dr. Death Includes Original Oil Paintings

Dr. Jacob Kevorkian's estate reveals passion and pain around the politics of death

Jacob “Jack” Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was known widely as “Dr. Death” for his highly politicized pioneering efforts to legalize assisted dying in the United States. In 1991, a judge dismissed a murder charge against Kevorkian, … Continue reading

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The Detroit Triangle of Death Changes

How cryonics, aid-in-dying, and the state of the funeral trade came to be known

  The passing of Jack Kevorkian on Friday was particularly profound for me; not only because I hold a special place in my heart for the issue he championed, aid-in-dying — but also because Kevorkian resided in Michigan, near my … Continue reading

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Today: Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Pioneer for Physician-Assisted Suicide, Dies at 83

While “Dr. Death” has passed on, his aid-in-dying legacy continues

“Dying is not a crime” —Dr. Kevorkian As the topic of aid-in-dying heats up across the nation like never before, it seems fitting that Jack Kevorkian departs us — the man who first sparked the public debate on (so-called) “physician-assisted … Continue reading

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