"You might feel a little prick"
Posted on 05/20/2006 3:03:21 PM PDT by paulat
Lawyer: Kevorkian's Health Deteriorating 22 minutes ago
An attorney for Jack Kevorkian said the assisted-suicide advocate will probably not survive another year if kept in prison, as he again asked the state to grant his client a pardon or commute his sentence.
Lawyer Mayer Morganroth said he applied to the state Parole Board and Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday seeking a pardon, parole or commutation, citing the 77-year-old's deteriorating health.
"Kevorkian has become increasingly frail and has fallen twice, injuring his wrist and fracturing two ribs," Morganroth said in a statement.
His blood pressure has gone "through the roof," the lawyer said Saturday.
The former doctor is serving a 10- to 25-year sentence for second-degree murder for giving a fatal injection of drugs in 1998. He is eligible for parole in 2007.
In 2003, 2004 and 2005, Granholm followed the parole board's advice in denying applications for a commuted sentence or a pardon.
Kevorkian has said he assisted in at least 130 deaths, but has promised that he will not assist another if released.
Pls see #30.
Do I worship abortion doctors? No. but Dr. Kevorkian is a hero and its not the same thing as abortion at all
When I saw his artwork, I thought I was looking at a Tool album.
Why is he a hero?
This is in Aesop - "The old man and Death" ( from memory ):
An old man was carrying a load of firewood down the road and became exceedingly weary. "Oh, I just can't go on like this anymore," he said to himself, "I wish Death would come and take me away!"
With that, Death appeared to him and said, "You called on me?"
"Why, yes," said the old man, "Perhaps you can help me carry this firewood?"
The moral: It is one thing to call on Death, another to see him coming.
Me neither!! .....and Howdy long lost friend! Polly
The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
Sad how appropiate that is.... It's never too late to make a change of heart.
Thank Him for His grace....Nothin like it..
hey Polly, good to see you too. I love running into you here now and than. Keep in touch. Hope you and your family are well!!
Once again, I am amazed by how on top of things FReepers are! :)
I would equate this as a pedofile grade school teacher who has unlimited access to children.......
They are going to pardon him. He gets out next year in 2007. I think they will make it 2006.
Hero to whom? Satan?
What is heroic about killing disabled people?
People who are terminally ill should be able to end their lives with dignity. I believe Dr. Kevorkian helped people do this.
I would say that giving someone a lethal injection and then making a videotape of the victim's dying moments is not dignified.
"You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did, and dare the legal system to stop you. Well, sir, consider yourself stopped." -- Judge Jessica Cooper, sentencing "Jack the Dripper"
...ain't we, though! ;)
"You might feel a little prick"
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