Assisted-Suicide Specialist Kevorkian Is Found Guilty of Murder
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Medicine, Health, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Trials, Judges, Lawyers
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Michigan
- Date: March 26, 1999
Article abstract: After gaining notoriety as an assisted-suicide practitioner, Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second degree murder for the videotaped assisted-suicide of Thomas Youk in Michigan.
Death by Delivery
On March 26, 1999, Jack Kevorkian, the physician who prominently assisted suicides, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his last patient, Thomas Youk. He was also convicted of using a controlled substance (lethal drug) after his medical license had been revoked. On April 13, 1999, Judge Jessica Cooper sentenced Kevorkian to...
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