An examination of the life of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, his cases,  and his controversial fight for doctor-assisted suicide.


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The Kevorkian Verdict

As Dr. Jack Kevorkian faces his third criminal trial for assisting in the suicide of his desperate patients, FRONTLINE examines the improbable saga of 'Dr. Death' and assesses how quickly the Michigan pathologist seized center stage in the intricate and emotional debate over physician-assisted suicide and what role he played in changing how America thinks about the end of life.

published may 1996

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