Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after serving eight years for assisting with a suicide, or as the government called it "second degree murder", was freed today from prison.Earning time off for good behavior, the 79 year old was convicted in 1998 of murder after injecting lethal drugs into a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.
By his own count, Kevorkian assisted in over 130 suicides, which except under specific circumstances only in Oregon, is illegal as hell. A fervent and outspoken advocate of patient rights, Dr. Kevorkian still feels people have the right to die, although he does not intend to facilitate or participate in any suicides now that he is out of prison.
David Cross and Bill Hicks have both addressed the stupid, selfish mentality of those who refuse to allow people -- total strangers, mind you -- chose to die with some dignity and not be forced to suffer painfully until their final gasp, and they are 100% correct. If you're in terminal pain, nobody should be able to keep you around any longer than you can bear because they feel it supports their beliefs (yes, those wacky religious folks again). Life is precious, but being reduced to a constant state of pain equals no quality of life, and that's the point. If people don't want the option and want to wring out every last painful moment, good for them, but leave the choice up to the person.
Besides, look at that picture...it's like getting hooked up to Mr. Rodgers suicide machine -- what's so bad about that?
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