Michigan Versus Kevorkian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kalman J Kaplan (0000-0002-9329-0208, Wayne State University and, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, corresponding author), M Catherine Mckeon (Wayne State University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 271-274 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/weyu-k6jb-54h9-cv5x |
| PMID | 12580200 |
| OpenAlex | W2127151095 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Our personal reflections on the Michigan versus Kevorkian trial highlight the following issues: 1) the switch from physician-assisted suicide to euthanasia, 2) the television showing of the death, 3) the dropping of the prosecution of the charge of physician-assisted suicide, 4) Kevorkian serving as his own defense attorney, trying to argue that ALS was a secondary cause of Thomas Youk's death, 5) Kevorkian's attempt to employ a logical syllogism to demonstrate that euthanasia need not be murder, 6) Kevorkian's initial reference to the civil rights tradition but sudden change to the medical analogy of Nazi medicine: a final solution, 7) the insistence of Kevorkian on "all or nothing" sentencing, 8) the irony of Kevorkian being finally convicted by a prosecutor who was elected on a platform of not prosecuting Kevorkian, 9) Kevorkian hiring a lawyer after the verdict is in, and 10) Kevorkian's threat to starve himself to death if sent to prison
Nothing · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Verdict · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy · Psychology
Of Euphemisms and Euthanasia
Who Decides? The Connecting Thread of Euthanasia, Eugenics, and Doctor-Assisted Suicide
Psychosocial Versus Biomedical Risk Factors in Kevorkian's First Forty-Seven Physician-Assisted Deaths
The Case of Dr. Kevorkian and Mr. Gale
An Update on the Kevorkian-Reding 93 Physician-Assisted Deaths in Michigan
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |