Articles for tag: Dr. Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Persistent Vegetative State

The Controversy of Euthanasia

God created the world in six days. The first five days he created the sky, land and vegetation, the sun, moon and stars, the sea, animals that move along the ground. On the sixth day he created man in his won image. He saw that all this was good and on the seventh day he ...

Little Known Facts About Jack Kevorkian

Jack Kevorkian, the infamous “Dr. Death”, was released from prison June 1, 2007 after serving 8 of his 10 to 25 year prison sentence for the second degree murder of Thomas Yourk in 1998. Jack Kevorkian is the unofficial totem figure for the right-to-die movement. As a long time advocator of assisted suicide, Kevorkian claims ...

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Movies About Euthanasia

Thinking about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a scene in “Anchorman” where Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) breaks out his jazz flute and rocks the room comes to mind. Kevorkian, who recently died on June 3, 2011, was best known as a physician convicted for assisted-suicides, but was also an artist and jazz flautist. I mean no disrespect ...

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Race Based Jury Nullification

Nullification Background Jury nullification can simply be defined as a jury who believes the defendant is guilty of the charges but for their own reasons have decided to hand out a non-guilty verdict. Jury nullification occurs when a criminal-trial jury refuses to convict a defendant despite proof of guilt because the jurors believe the law ...

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The Life and Times of Kurt Vonnegut

It has been said that a person is the sum total of all of his or her experiences. Validity of this quote is evident in the writing of Kurt Vonnegut, who some describe as such. Living through the Great Depression and serving in World War II gave him a profound perspective that he poured into ...