Welcome to Part 3, the final installment in our series on Dr. Jack Kevorkian! In today’s episode Ashley and Sara will discuss the systems Dr. Kevorkian utilized to attempt to evade legal repercussions and meet his own moral and ethical standards, the events that led Michigan lawmakers to create a bill outlawing assisted suicide in 1993, and the case that would end it all.

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Articles:

The New England Journal of Medicine- Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Michigan, by Bachman, Doukas, Lichtenstein, and Alcser

PBS: Frontline- Memorandum Regarding Investigation Into the Death of Hugh Gale, by Carl J. Marlinga, Prosecuting Attorney

Books:

Brovins, Joan M., and Thomas H. Oehmke (1993). Dr. Death: Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s Rx: Death. Lifetime Books. 

Podcasts:

Court TV Podcast - Judgement of Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Youtube:

60 Minutes Archives: An Interview with Dr. Jack Kevorkian

CNN: 2010: Kevorkian Admits to Helping Dozens Die

Resources:

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Find out more information here.