The Case of Dr. Kevorkian and Mr. Gale
A Brief Historical Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kalman J Kaplan (0000-0002-9329-0208, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-176 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| 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/urre-161p-mf9h-r3q6 |
| PMID | 11656811 |
| OpenAlex | W2066778562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
One of Jack Kevorkian's most controversial cases involved Hugh Gale, a seventy-year-old man suffering from emphysema and congestive heart disease, who was found dead on February 15, 1993 with a canister of carbon monoxide attached to a gas mask on his face. A document discovered in a garbage bag indicated that Gale had attempted to change his mind prior to his death requesting that the mask be taken off two separate times. The document revealed mat Kevorkian removed the mask only once, the patient lapsing into unconsciousness after the second request—and dying. A search warrant of Kevorkian's apartment was issued as a result of this discovery, revealing a copy of the original document which had been altered to conceal the second request by Gale to remove the mask. The prosecutor decided against bringing charges against Kevorkian because of the lack of corroboration among the witnesses present at Mr. Gale's death
Political science · Psychiatry · Unconsciousness · History · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |