People will always be against what makes them uncomfortable, people have always been afraid of death and the unknown. Dr Kevorkian is a good man that has relieved many from pain.
Not Me I Embrace Death.....Back In 2002 I Broke My Neck In Three Places.....That's The Closest That I've Ever Come To Death...I'm Not Suicidal I Never Was ...Life Is Good😊😊😊
@@vincentmccue3218because you were fixed, you can now continue to function in society. What about those suffering and will never be fixed enough to enjoy life? Especially if they are poor.
Dr. Kevorkian was an educated, compassionate, and understanding man. Compassion isn't trying to keep an eviscerated, dying, and suffering person/animal alive because of and for our own selfish reasons. When ending the suffering is the much more humane and selfless approach. He was and is an American hero in my book.
@@privatecitizen4001 the right to die is a human right if im in a vegetative state than i should have the right to die i dont want to suffer more or die slowly in a torturous way.
@@privatecitizen4001 let's see if you would say the same if you get into such miserable body,, or bone cancer suffering like braking bone pain over and over... they are asking for it not you.. it's their freedom not yours.. you are sick, selfish and inhumane
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a hero ... I am really happy that we have such people putting their life and career in danger for our freedom and end people's suffering when they ask for it
Old pets don't generate much money for banks and drug companies, especially if they're owned by poor people, sick people generate a lot of money for banks and drug companies.
This man was and is a hero!! He helped those who had immeasurable pain with no cure. There should be statues of this man and he should be celebrated and respected!
@@kleeamd8274 honestly it’s better than letting people suffer for year after year. And what are you going to do to help ease the suffering of others? Are you going to volunteer to care for the sick, are you going to help their family financially and emotionally, are you going to give more of your paycheck to fund programs that help the hopeless? No? Then shut up.
@@Paul-bd7fe unless you’re willing to suffer with a horrible condition that won’t improve (like ALS,) and if you’re unwilling to pay for their medical expenses you have no say in this. I doubt you donate to any organizations that help chronically ill people anyways.
@@Paul-bd7fe Easy to say that when you’re not going through endless pain and suffering. Unfortunately not everything can be cured or fixed by medicine or science, so yes, in some cases, the best option is for a Dr. or trained medical professional to help a patient die peacefully.
It is amazing how the other doctor has the balls to say how "we can do better with the end of life care". How many years later is this and we still have no idea how to help those at the end of their life. All these years later, we dope them up and then stick them and the family with a big bill. I will say it over and over, Dr. K is an American hero.
Actually the other doctor was right. Look ehats foing on now in Canada.........social suicide for the mentally ill. NOT people who are terminally ill with a fatal disease. Just like the doctor predicted, its being abused
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was a man ahead of his time. He was a true humanitarian. It has been more than 20 years since this was filmed and still it is illegal in 42 states in the US. Of the 8 states where it's legal, it's only if they have a terminal illness with a confirmed prognosis of having 6 or fewer months to live So if you may live longer than 6 months then regardless of how much pain and suffering you have, it''s still illegal. Why in the United States do we show more compassion to our suffering and dying pets than we do toward humans?
Yeah, why not open up a Euthanasia clinic in every neighborhood? In EU they are so ahead of their time that now even mentally ill and depressed people are allowed to have someone assist their suicide. 1984
@@umarabdullah5510 1984 aside, can I Ask you something? I understand your view of euthanasia, most likely population control or something similar. Do you understand the mental duress certain people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder go through? Not all mental illnesses are this severe, but, to group them all up into a bundle is a sycophantic person trying to appease to the " status quo".
@@Candybar11 yeah I think it's legal in either Washington state or Oregon (Can't remember which one) but a 20 something year old used it for a very rare painful form of brain cancer a few years back that I know for sure.
I don't want it legalized. They may start euthanizing physically incapacitated or mentally handicapped people. And maybe do it against these people's will. Just to save the state or government some money.
@@johnsimms3957,just because we have the power to keep someone alive doesn’t mean we always should. Of course no one wants to see what you are talking about happen.
@@johnsimms3957 It should require broadly accepted standards for what counts as consent. But if someone is consistently preferring death over an extended period of time, I'm all for it. Make it as pleasant and accessable as possible but also give people the tools to recover if that's possible and they want to try.
I don't like how his legacy has this stigma of macabre, eery, horror like he was a mad scientist. He was a competent, brilliant, medical doctor. He was progressive in medical science, and he was an activist for human rights. Period.
He was a monster. People who interacted with him in court etc said that he radiates pure evil. He killed pepole without preserving their dignity, all while keeping them under the illusion that he was. Disgusting
@@cobygrant8675 it's true keeping people alive makes some feel more powerful and godlike...but are they? Dr. Kevorkian showed more dignity, strength and compassion than any doctor I know, and I'm a nurse so i know many. It's a shame Dr. Kevorkian was persecuted for trying to help people.
For 6 months I watched my mom suffering with terminal cancer and her last 8 days were inhumane. There was no way she should have suffered like that. I 100% believe in assisted suicide and doctor assisted death. My mom died in 1997 and I still have nightmares of her sufferings. I still cry over it. 😭 I wish we had another alternative to end her painful misery.
@@easyenetwork2023 to a point... My Dad just went last year, Cancer... last few days especially were brutal. Essentially just doped up until you starve to death.
@@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits You are not alone. Sadly, too many people suffer unnecessarily. I'm so sorry you went through that. My sincerest condolences on the loss of your mom.
@@easyenetwork2023 Did it really? Last year(2021) a 37 year old man with ALS from my country decided to end his life in Switzerland where its legal because he started to choke on his own saliva and couldnt do it anymore. Just like Tom Youke in this video. So where is the improvement? Yes, we can give cancer patients stronger pain relief but then theyre just asleep 23h/day high on morphine. Is that really quality of life?
The 3 drug lethal injection combo that this ghoul used has been proven in recent years to be extremely painful but because the victim is paralyzed from the muscle relaxant they can't move or scream. They can't even use it on death row inmates anymore.
An elderly relatively of mine committed suicide with a terminal disease. She shouldn't have been forced to do that alone and in such a manner. It angers me that this country made that her only option.
I hope to have this option when I'm elderly, or if I end up with terminal cancer or even brain damaged. This should absolutely be a legal humanitarian right.
This doctor is a head of his time. Like the comments below are saying, we love our pets and we do it for them. So why not a human. Like i said, Kevorkian was a head of his time
@@privatecitizen4001 The love, compassion and care we feel for pets is rightfully comparable to that of our loved ones who are humans. I love my pet just like I love my sister, mom or dad.
I took care of a man in his home for three and a half years who had the same disease (Lou Gehrig disease) and I don't blame him at all for wanting to get out of that body, good for him. That disease is an absolute nightmare. He would have kept on suffering in a way that you can't even imagine.
My uncle died from Lou Gehrigs disease and suffered for about 2.5-3 years absolutely horrible to watch for my family and so very painful for him. Plus the cost of having to have a nurse at the house to care of him cost 9000 a month....
This man completely sacrificed his life and career for the sake of the ill and suffering. The horrors the families of the patients were spared from through watching their loved ones suffer to the very end is enough to understand the logic.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is the doctor I want to have for my whole life... he really care about his patients putting his own life and career in danger... Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a hero... I am really happy to see people like him fighting for our freedom
*Evangelical Christians and Right Wingers were in an uproar at the time.* I remember this. I never thought what dr. Kevorkian was doing was wrong. Still don’t.
@@mrmojorisin6951 Exactly. He was ahead of his time. It’s cruel to keep someone alive who is suffering and in that much pain. We cannot possibly begin to understand what other people are going through.
Euthanasia is evolved, humane, and merciful when someone is in constant pain and suffering without hope of improvement. I believe it should be legal since it is done under signed consent, and it shouldn't be considered suicide.
I remember this well. Over a year ago, My family & I had to watch my beautiful Sister fight this horrible monster called ALS... Also known as Lou Gehrig disease. 😥 I can almost feel what this man went through, his family also. So very 💔 to watch someone you love so much, suffer & fade away b4 your eyes, & nothing you can do to help them 😪 I definitely believe it is YOUR CHOICE if you want to end this crippling pain.
Same if anyone has seem Lou gehrigs disease....o my how awful...this poor man would have suffered kn ways you can't imagine...seeing his poor family watch him wither away and seeing their pain....
This should be legal in every state in the U.S., having people suffer needlessly and against their own will when diagnosed with a debilitating disease or any terminal illness is the true crime. Jack is an American hero.
Jack was a good man. He was my nextdoor neighbor for the last 2 years of his life. I saw him on his stretcher when they took him to the hospital and never returned. He was smart, kind, and always a gentlemen.
It must have been amazing living next to him ! I'm guessing you had some wonderful conversations not concerning medicine as well ? Doc was ahead of his time and I applaud him for it ! May he and all of the patients he helped be in a beautiful place always ❤
I remember when this was in the news. He helped end suffering. The Michigan state government made a law just for him. Then went back and rearrested him for a crime they just made a law for. This is completely illegal and unconstitutional but the Michigan government did it anyway. Thank you.
man I remember hearing about Dr. K when I was kid. I can’t believe its 2022 and we still are trying to put the laws on what people choose to do w THEIR bodies. I mean like wtf!! This man is a HERO!! Nobody should have to suffer that bad. Im so sick of this freaking world man
I was a teenager when this happened and remember how the media and Americans reacted to it. Looking at the comment section today, it seems like opinions have changed or shifted...
That's b/c people have less regard and respect for life. Look how abortion has become a big money making business! It's definitely a destructive path if this should become widespread.
@@HereKittyKittyKittyKittyKitty You greatly overestimate the money in providing abortion services. I obviously don't speak for everyone here but just as I want suffering people to have the right to decide when they die, I believe a woman should have the right to manage their own reproductive system. Just for a second ignoring the many women who seek abortion for instances of rape or medical complications, most women enjoy sex, regardless of whether they want kids or not. While prevention is of course cheaper and generally preferable, there will always be instances where prevention doesn't work or isn't viable 100% of the time.
@@vikmanphotography7984 I lovingly encourage you to further educate yourself: th-cam.com/video/hCnZOvjJgwo/w-d-xo.html (Abby Johnson has many videos on YT); th-cam.com/video/uKJ6BqQ_ox0/w-d-xo.html /// I want to add that just b/c a society deems something "acceptable" or "okay" does *not* make it morally right. Remember 150yrs of slavery in this country before it was *finally* extinguished, b/c of a President who stood strong. Also Germany, exterminating 11 million Jews/others over 12yr span - its citizens were brainwashed/desensitized in seeing them as humans with value. When a woman wanting a baby, gets pregnant, she announces the news she's having "a baby" (never heard one say a fetus!). We go through life cherry-picking, twisting & turning things to *suit* our self-centered lives, when what it all boils down to is simply, *selfishness* .
@@PsionicBardLady Please do explain this modern day slavery you speak of?? *My* God is nothing what you say here. It is people such as *yourself* who deny His very existence, rebel against Him, and mock His Omnipotent Sovereignty! The Bible *warns* strongly of this thing called *consequences* -- He *IS* a loving God, a patient God, a forgiving Savior, but make no mistake, He *IS* also a God of Justice for those who reject, mock, and despise His Holy Name!! It is MAN/WOMAN who brings on ones own demises...consequences.
I moved from Florida to Oregon for three specific reasons, death with dignity is one of them. I don't need it now, I hope I won't in the future, but I don't know how my life will unfold.
Patients who die of illnesses like this do so in a long slow process. With a lot of pain and suffering waiting for their organs to shut down. It is painful for the family and the patient.
I call this man Dr. Life. This man in my entire 49 years has made more sense to me in the last few minutes than anyone has made in my entire 49 years. I have battled a life long mental illness that has caused many around me a terrible amount of pain. I wished all my life I had been aborted before I was born. Dr. Kevorkian was a man who truly brought me joy and peace 🕊️ I sincerely wished I could have made an appointment with him to at least talk to him about ending my pain in a positive setting.
I Don't Know Who You Are Or What Caused You To Make This Decision...But You Are Worth More Than You Think..You Can Choose Which Path To Take In Your Life's Journey But Knowing What Path To Take Is Yours Noone Else Can Dictate Your Life " May God Preserve Soul And Keep You Safe..🌎🌎
Change what you eat, try a plant based diet. Try juicing with 1 Kale, Celery, 4 Cucumbers, ginger root, 4 carrots, 4 Granny Smith Apples, 2 Lemons and 1 beetroot. If you can go a few days without medication, just listen to your body and your mind, our bodies love going natural, we get into mental clarity and an energy that’s unlimited. Foreign substance can cloud our being.
A great story and interesting subject that will no doubt be expanded on in the next few decades. This doctor is a great man and Tom the same for their contributions to the greater good and to help others to not have to suffer the same.
The doctor is amazing. There is no truer or more obvious part of freedom than, after living a life, to have the right to end when you want. Nobody else is in your body and only the person feeling the pain can decide if it's tolerable. If it's not and they are forced to deal with it until the bitter end, who does that help? Making someone suffer needlessly is a form of torture if it's against their wishes. What describes freedom better than allowing individuals to choose what is best for them after living their life? Dr. K is a hero!
It's all about extracting every single penny out of you and your corpse as well. It's all about the Benjamin's. They do not even personally know or care that you exist, but they want to control your life to the very end for $$$$$$$$$$. If they cannot extract $$$$$, they could care less if you commit suicide or anything else.
This along with abortion, I was against it. I thought that its sad to end a life, but I was taught by someone who is very religious who knew nothing about this sorta stuff except just judged it by how it sounds. It wasn’t until I saw a Kevorkian interview last year and got a real understanding same with learning from nurses and doctors about the real meaning of abortion a few years ago. I now support both. Pretty much also helped me realize I’m an atheist.
I worked in the hospital and on the ambulance for decades....they euthanize in hospitals DAILY...they just call it pain/anxiety control....there is a reason the first two drugs they prescribe when in hospice or end of life care are Morphine and Lorazepam together...I never understood why the authorities and medical professionals picked on him the way they did knowing what they already knew to be common practice for the terminally ill...we euthanize our pets because we do not want them to suffer....heck we even euthanize murderers and make sure they do not suffer...Dr. Kevorkian is a hero, patriot and icon....many people have been able to die with dignity because of him....and he saved a lot of families from the long and drawn out suffering and trauma of watching their loved ones suffer and die slowly, painfully and terrified… I am thankful to him that when my time is near, I have the right to choose to end my own suffering as well before I am a burden to my loved ones
Exactly!! I am a nurse and literally every patient that I've had on comfort care had those two medications ordered, and I always give them around the clock even though they're PRN. I remembered taking report from a nurse and I asked her when she last gave the medications. She had said "Oh, I did not give any of those during my shift. It's against my belief." SMH the first thing they teach us in nursing school is self-assessment and not allowing our own beliefs to get in the way of what is truly right for our patients. I did not go off on her like I wanted to do but I did give the patient the medications around the clock. Patient did not die during my shift but I had heard they died the next day. I like to think I helped them feel comfortable in their last moments.
Growing up in Michigan and hearing about this in the 90s is something that has affected my entire life on these types of medical conditions. Being an elder millennial and witnessing and experiencing capitalism in our current world when medical debt is a massive concern, makes me understand these reasonings and decisions even more. These people chose their end and it is humane. Full stop.
Euthanasia was the topic given to me for my ethics thesis in the 90’s. I went back to Dr Harry Haiselden and baby Ballinger. Am now a sufferer of what was considered SEVERE chronic pain every waking MOMENT for over 20 years. Politicians, money and power are all they care about
Dr. Kevorkian was a true HERO!! There should be statues of this man that honor his compassion! Everything that Dr. Jack ever did was relieve the pain and suffering of others! This should be legal!!! Take religion out of it people! Common sense!
I think that Dr. Kevorkian was just ahead of his time and had sympathy for his patients. My grandmother was bed bound on hospice for 3 YEARS. She constantly told me she didn’t want to live that way anymore. Her MMJ card was not able to be renewed because she couldn’t get out of bed to go to follow up appointments. If there was a Dr. Kevorkian around she wouldn’t have suffered so long.
The doctor had the heart and passion for those who suffering and new he had to help him the man new he couldn’t take the pain suffering and he had no quality of life. May he RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻RIP
There’s really no difference when it comes to hospice or taking some one off life support it’s ending a life or letting life end. It’s actually humane and he truly cares for the patients needs and wants.
When I was a teenager back in the 90's learning about Dr. Kevorkian, I know then he wasn't doing anything wrong. If I reach a point in my life where I'm unable to live a functioning life, I'd do this.
I was born in 91 and have always heard doctors referred to as Kevorkians when people didn't like them. I thought he botched surgeries or something, who knew I actually agree with him.
People protest him, and they don't protest the war. He was a man big heart. He didn't want people to suffer. He helped them at any kost. A hero. Religion wants people to suffer and endure forever.
The only religion that I've heard of that makes people suffer is Islam. Christianity is totally different. Jesus Christ came and gave his life so that we can live forever and not have to go to hell. Our God died for us not the other way around 8:31
Jack Kevorkian was a hero. He had compassion, was ethical and understood that it is YOUR life, you can end yourself without him, but it would likely be painful or even messy. You should be able to do what you wish with your own life.. Someone suffering who just wants an easier more painless way out should not be denied that. Denying someone ending their own life is more inhumane than anything Kevorkian could ever do. Our society is literal crap.. Our government and overall system is total crap..
I don’t understand how it would pose a threat to society if it was ever legalized. They would never allow someone to just walk in to a hospital and say “I want to die today” and just do it. Medical professionals would obviously be required to do a thorough check of the individual’s health and state of mind in order to determine if it’s something that can and should be done to them. It wouldn’t be such a simple process at all.
Very humane. This should be our option!!!! We visited Dr. Kevorkian’s van at Zac Bagens Haunted Museum here in Vegas. You could feel the energy around the vehicle. Not bad energy. Just a sort of peace.
Watching Tom die was very upsetting for me, but I’d be far more upset if he had to suffer something he just didn’t want to endure anymore. I don’t blame people who are against this though; they surely have never been in a situation where they would have to make such a decision. Truly there are worse things in life than death.
I wouldn't let an animal languish and suffer in this way. That poor man had every right to choose to leave his body behind. We all have an end - and, perhaps, it's simply a new beginning. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with an informed individual choosing to put an end to this sort of nightmare. When a human being is living with unbearable pain and suffering and their death is imminent they should be allowed to say "enough" - no one should be able to deny another person that right. And a doctor should be allowed to help so as to make it as humane as possible. Jack Kevorkian, you were the opposite of a "devil" and you were not the "angel of death". You were a merciful, brave human being. Again: this is a deeply personal matter and individuals should be allowed to make these choices for themselvers - and caring medical professionals should be allowed to assist.
His courage is admirable. I can understand for a person suffering constant pain with no possibility of reprieve would want to crossover. This man had the courage to sacrifice himself to make that a possibility. History will remember you doctor
Dr. Kevorkian did not deserve the slander flung at him. He was a good man. Also he never advocated for euthanasia of infants, the mentally incapacitated, or the mentally ill. He did absolutely nothing wrong. He was such a brilliant soul.
So to be clear, the doctors of America scolded Jack for his treatment that killed patients (who were terminally ill, in great amounts of agony and pain) in the 90s. Then proceeded to prescribe opioids over the next 30 years which has lead to massive addiction and an illicit drug trade of opioids that has killed millions...... But Jack is the bad guy here..... got it.
Yep. But remember, the doctors that prescribed opioids freely - that lead to massive amounts of addictions, deaths, families torn apart, etc.... They made oodles of money doing it- so that makes it OK.... All the while, our law enforcement, prisons, mental health institutions are overrun by addiction. Thank goodness that doesn't cost taxpayer $$. smh.
moi we will love you forever you changed the world , humans like you Dr K come around only once in a lifetime , so privileged that I lived thru your lifetime
Rest in peace brother. As a nurse in long term care I see atrocious amounts of pain, suffering, and agony. Family members want their loved ones to live long but the patient is screaming to be with "god." Shame on every selfish family member, court, or naysayer whom disagrees with assisted suicide. You'll forever in my books be more evil than the worst humanity has provided. When you my friends are in that position I hope you thought long and hard about who you make POA.
My friend died of Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday she suffered at the end barely could eat and all I thought was why can't someone take away her pain? She loved what Doctor Kevorkian did
Cystic Fibrosis patients suffer incredibly. Andrea, has research made any advancements, or do CF patients continue to live shortened lives with terrible suffering at the end? Sincere condolences on the death of your dear friend.
@@OceanSwimmer sadly they suffer there have been medical advancements many make it too possibly 32 or even if lucky 44 But most does high school days or in their 20’s due to complications.
I feel Kevorkian was intensely empathetic. Ive suffered much and while doctors have sympathized I dont feel any of them have been there with me. I mean how could they? Kevorkian was different.
Here's the thing no one living in America which is supposedly the land of the free should have to suffer a traumatic and extremely painful death. The family doesn't need to see that and the person suffering doesn't deserve to experience that. This man is a true hero because he stood up for terminally ill people who just wanted a peaceful death after years and years of suffering. This doctor is one of the few who actually has a heart. Im just so mad we treated him like a criminal.
Dr K is an angel …. call him what u want, but, as an ER trauma RN for 35 years i can tell u he was beyond his time and his “balls” to move forward and help his brothers & sisters in terrible pain by allowing them to terminate their lives is such a blessing!! More & more doctors need to sign on to his ideas…one day they may be in a position needing Dr K’s help and cant have it!!
I’m also a registered nurse with 22 years experience. LTC/hospice. Dr. Kevorkian is a personal hero of mine. Everyone deserves the right to die with dignity. He even had quite a few criteria that needed met before he would help someone.
60 Minutes should be responsible and put the dates of these broadcast, and potentially provide a link to the results of the circumstances in the video. This video is posted as if this interview happened last sunday and the individuals in the film say its the 90s
He’s one of the smartest humans to ever exist, and certainly one of my personal (anti) heroes. But his hubris got him scrutinized, not so much the actual act.
It wasn't hubris. He was trying to make people see. That it was healthcare not suicide. By him giving the medicine he was trying to show people what it should be. The ill person is already burdened with suffering...why burden them with self administration if they would prefer someone else to do it. He wanted to show people a doctor could give the medicine and it would be care. The only thing missing was the person's family and chosen place. It wasn't hubris...he was just tired of walking on egg shells.
If we have come to the conclusion that it's more humane to euthanize a pet to prevent elongated suffering, I don't see why it's such an issue in preventing the elongated suffering of humans that are in the right state of mind to decide that they would rather die than die slowly and painfully. Loss is extremely difficult to go through, but having to watch a loved one slowly die a horrible death is so much worse. I question Dr. K's intentions a little bit but I do believe that he helped so many people end their suffering...
People will always be against what makes them uncomfortable, people have always been afraid of death and the unknown. Dr Kevorkian is a good man that has relieved many from pain.
Not Me I Embrace Death.....Back In 2002 I Broke My Neck In Three Places.....That's The Closest That I've Ever Come To Death...I'm Not Suicidal I Never Was ...Life Is Good😊😊😊
@@vincentmccue3218because you were fixed, you can now continue to function in society. What about those suffering and will never be fixed enough to enjoy life? Especially if they are poor.
Dr. Kevorkian was an educated, compassionate, and understanding man. Compassion isn't trying to keep an eviscerated, dying, and suffering person/animal alive because of and for our own selfish reasons. When ending the suffering is the much more humane and selfless approach. He was and is an American hero in my book.
Your book has humans and animals equally valuable. Human life cannot be treated as flippantly as a sick dog. You are sick.
@@privatecitizen4001 the right to die is a human right if im in a vegetative state than i should have the right to die i dont want to suffer more or die slowly in a torturous way.
@@privatecitizen4001 let's see if you would say the same if you get into such miserable body,, or bone cancer suffering like braking bone pain over and over... they are asking for it not you.. it's their freedom not yours.. you are sick, selfish and inhumane
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a hero ... I am really happy that we have such people putting their life and career in danger for our freedom and end people's suffering when they ask for it
I believe if you want to go it's your choice...💯
We have the compassion to do it to our pets yet letting human beings suffer and live in pain is some how different?
I agree
@@ontoyoualways9183 Me too. See my comments above. Thank you.
You're totally right. I'm a physically disabled person and I fully believe it should be an individual's option.
Old pets don't generate much money for banks and drug companies, especially if they're owned by poor people, sick people generate a lot of money for banks and drug companies.
@@GilFavor101 yep that's a good point
This man was and is a hero!! He helped those who had immeasurable pain with no cure. There should be statues of this man and he should be celebrated and respected!
@AJ Shaw Are you implying Kevorkian went around shooting terminally ill people against their will?
@AJ Shaw I don't think you know what assisted suicide is....
If anyone truly deserves a Nobel prize, it's this man.
@@lepetitchat123 a noble prize for something that he didn't invent
AGREE!
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was such a misunderstood man.
I applaud him for wanting to end the suffering of others who have no means of getting better.
Look what that's turned into in Canada.
@@kleeamd8274 honestly it’s better than letting people suffer for year after year.
And what are you going to do to help ease the suffering of others? Are you going to volunteer to care for the sick, are you going to help their family financially and emotionally, are you going to give more of your paycheck to fund programs that help the hopeless? No? Then shut up.
Killing people is not a treatment.
@@Paul-bd7fe unless you’re willing to suffer with a horrible condition that won’t improve (like ALS,) and if you’re unwilling to pay for their medical expenses you have no say in this.
I doubt you donate to any organizations that help chronically ill people anyways.
@@Paul-bd7fe Easy to say that when you’re not going through endless pain and suffering. Unfortunately not everything can be cured or fixed by medicine or science, so yes, in some cases, the best option is for a Dr. or trained medical professional to help a patient die peacefully.
It is amazing how the other doctor has the balls to say how "we can do better with the end of life care". How many years later is this and we still have no idea how to help those at the end of their life. All these years later, we dope them up and then stick them and the family with a big bill. I will say it over and over, Dr. K is an American hero.
A worldwide Hero.
They just put them in hospice an inject them with morphine and theyre zombies. Did it with my mother who suffered for many years. It was horrifying
I agree completely!!!!!
Actually the other doctor was right. Look ehats foing on now in Canada.........social suicide for the mentally ill. NOT people who are terminally ill with a fatal disease.
Just like the doctor predicted, its being abused
This should 1000% be accepted and practiced everywhere in the US.
Couldn't agree more, i would add that it should be legal everywhere in the civilized world.
Absolutely.
Start with yourself
@@scothammond5736 wtf does that mean
@@elizap3614 so along with respect for human life you don't have any reading comprehension skills?
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was a man ahead of his time. He was a true humanitarian.
It has been more than 20 years since this was filmed and still it is illegal in 42 states in the US.
Of the 8 states where it's legal, it's only if they have a terminal illness with a confirmed prognosis of having 6 or fewer months to live So if you may live longer than 6 months then regardless of how much pain and suffering you have, it''s still illegal.
Why in the United States do we show more compassion to our suffering and dying pets than we do toward humans?
Yeah, why not open up a Euthanasia clinic in every neighborhood? In EU they are so ahead of their time that now even mentally ill and depressed people are allowed to have someone assist their suicide. 1984
One word, money!
Think how many years of suffering this guy saved this man from
@@umarabdullah5510 1984 aside, can I Ask you something? I understand your view of euthanasia, most likely population control or something similar. Do you understand the mental duress certain people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder go through? Not all mental illnesses are this severe, but, to group them all up into a bundle is a sycophantic person trying to appease to the " status quo".
He got paid, so I would not call him a humanitarian.
We should have some serious discussions to legalize this.
It is already legal in some States since the nineties I believe.
@@Candybar11 yeah I think it's legal in either Washington state or Oregon (Can't remember which one) but a 20 something year old used it for a very rare painful form of brain cancer a few years back that I know for sure.
I don't want it legalized. They may start euthanizing physically incapacitated or mentally handicapped people. And maybe do it against these people's will. Just to save the state or government some money.
@@johnsimms3957,just because we have the power to keep someone alive doesn’t mean we always should. Of course no one wants to see what you are talking about happen.
@@johnsimms3957 It should require broadly accepted standards for what counts as consent.
But if someone is consistently preferring death over an extended period of time, I'm all for it. Make it as pleasant and accessable as possible but also give people the tools to recover if that's possible and they want to try.
This should completely be an option.
I don't like how his legacy has this stigma of macabre, eery, horror like he was a mad scientist. He was a competent, brilliant, medical doctor. He was progressive in medical science, and he was an activist for human rights. Period.
He is fighting for Human Rights! Human beings who do not want to suffer should have the right to assisted ending of life!
I grew up thinking this man was a monster. Now I realize he was a hero.
Same
He was a monster. People who interacted with him in court etc said that he radiates pure evil. He killed pepole without preserving their dignity, all while keeping them under the illusion that he was. Disgusting
@@cobygrant8675 How is keeping someone alive against their will dignifying and to whom?
@@cobygrant8675 it's true keeping people alive makes some feel more powerful and godlike...but are they? Dr. Kevorkian showed more dignity, strength and compassion than any doctor I know, and I'm a nurse so i know many. It's a shame Dr. Kevorkian was persecuted for trying to help people.
I wonder how many of these prosecutors who went after Kevorkian were proponents of the death penalty.
For 6 months I watched my mom suffering with terminal cancer and her last 8 days were inhumane. There was no way she should have suffered like that. I 100% believe in assisted suicide and doctor assisted death. My mom died in 1997 and I still have nightmares of her sufferings. I still cry over it. 😭 I wish we had another alternative to end her painful misery.
End of life care has improved dramatically now.
@@easyenetwork2023 to a point...
My Dad just went last year, Cancer... last few days especially were brutal.
Essentially just doped up until you starve to death.
@@easyenetwork2023 It has?
@@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits You are not alone. Sadly, too many people suffer unnecessarily. I'm so sorry you went through that. My sincerest condolences on the loss of your mom.
@@easyenetwork2023 Did it really? Last year(2021) a 37 year old man with ALS from my country decided to end his life in Switzerland where its legal because he started to choke on his own saliva and couldnt do it anymore. Just like Tom Youke in this video. So where is the improvement? Yes, we can give cancer patients stronger pain relief but then theyre just asleep 23h/day high on morphine. Is that really quality of life?
Brilliant man. ❤️
I don't understand why the subject is debatable. This is human rights period. If you don't have a say about your own life then who?
The only way it should be debatable is if they don't have a terminal illness.
No, one should to die a painful, miserable death like everyone. It’s more humane
because religion
@@blantonator Hmmm...Thanks God I don't believe in God! 😁
The 3 drug lethal injection combo that this ghoul used has been proven in recent years to be extremely painful but because the victim is paralyzed from the muscle relaxant they can't move or scream. They can't even use it on death row inmates anymore.
GOD BLESS THIS MAN
I watched my father suffer for a year straight praying to die, no human being should ever have to go through that
It's cruel. Even dogs and murderers are entitled to a humane death.
A true hero.... protecting human dignity and resolving suffering.
An elderly relatively of mine committed suicide with a terminal disease. She shouldn't have been forced to do that alone and in such a manner. It angers me that this country made that her only option.
And there are people who want to keep even suicide from being an option.
LOVE YOU DR YOU ARE A TRUE EMPATH AND ANGEL OF LIGHT🙏🏻💜
A man before his time
Dr. K is an American Hero and his life/work should be honored/celebrated.
my mother passed away from ALS disease, i saw her suffer too much, i wish i could had help her in this same manner.
I hope to have this option when I'm elderly, or if I end up with terminal cancer or even brain damaged. This should absolutely be a legal humanitarian right.
Lethal injections are Not painless or peaceful
Drugs on the streets now makes it easier for anyone. Fytinol ...... right or wrong?
@@elizabethbowie9753how do you know ?
This doctor is a head of his time. Like the comments below are saying, we love our pets and we do it for them. So why not a human. Like i said, Kevorkian was a head of his time
The fact that you and everyone else here is comparing human lives to pets is both terrifying and heart breaking. Our culture has no hope.
I agree!
@@privatecitizen4001 The love, compassion and care we feel for pets is rightfully comparable to that of our loved ones who are humans. I love my pet just like I love my sister, mom or dad.
I took care of a man in his home for three and a half years who had the same disease (Lou Gehrig disease) and I don't blame him at all for wanting to get out of that body, good for him. That disease is an absolute nightmare. He would have kept on suffering in a way that you can't even imagine.
My uncle died from Lou Gehrigs disease and suffered for about 2.5-3 years absolutely horrible to watch for my family and so very painful for him. Plus the cost of having to have a nurse at the house to care of him cost 9000 a month....
It's horrible...
This man completely sacrificed his life and career for the sake of the ill and suffering. The horrors the families of the patients were spared from through watching their loved ones suffer to the very end is enough to understand the logic.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is the doctor I want to have for my whole life... he really care about his patients putting his own life and career in danger... Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a hero... I am really happy to see people like him fighting for our freedom
*Evangelical Christians and Right Wingers were in an uproar at the time.*
I remember this. I never thought what dr. Kevorkian was doing was wrong. Still don’t.
I remember this too. They became known as "mercy killings".
@@mrmojorisin6951
Exactly. He was ahead of his time. It’s cruel to keep someone alive who is suffering and in that much pain. We cannot possibly begin to understand what other people are going through.
I think everyone then was tbh this was ground breaking
Euthanasia is evolved, humane, and merciful when someone is in constant pain and suffering without hope of improvement. I believe it should be legal since it is done under signed consent, and it shouldn't be considered suicide.
I appreciate his honesty.
we must agree that Dr. Kevorkian has very strong arguments.
Medical community would rather drain your bank account before they let you die.
Aye, and they aren't interested in keeping people healthy because healthy folks don't go to the doctor every fortnight.
only in the US, everywhere else in the entire world isn't like that
As a type 1 diabetic they literally own me.
Same for the future zombie. Said patient applies for a dozen credit cards, runs them to the top on gifts for nieces and nephews then "Adios"
@@carson7710 Come to India, you will realize what vampires most of the doctors here are.
I agree with Dr Kevorkian wholeheartedly 100% behind his beliefs on this matter
I remember this well.
Over a year ago, My family & I had to watch my beautiful Sister fight this horrible monster called ALS... Also known as Lou Gehrig disease. 😥 I can almost feel what this man went through, his family also. So very 💔 to watch someone you love so much, suffer & fade away b4 your eyes, & nothing you can do to help them 😪 I definitely believe it is YOUR CHOICE if you want to end this crippling pain.
Same if anyone has seem Lou gehrigs disease....o my how awful...this poor man would have suffered kn ways you can't imagine...seeing his poor family watch him wither away and seeing their pain....
Another pioneering doctor! So thankful America had this man
This should be legal in every state in the U.S., having people suffer needlessly and against their own will when diagnosed with a debilitating disease or any terminal illness
is the true crime. Jack is an American hero.
Jack was a good man. He was my nextdoor neighbor for the last 2 years of his life. I saw him on his stretcher when they took him to the hospital and never returned. He was smart, kind, and always a gentlemen.
Did he live alone?
It must have been amazing living next to him ! I'm guessing you had some wonderful conversations not concerning medicine as well ? Doc was ahead of his time and I applaud him for it ! May he and all of the patients he helped be in a beautiful place always ❤
I remember when this was in the news. He helped end suffering. The Michigan state government made a law just for him. Then went back and rearrested him for a crime they just made a law for. This is completely illegal and unconstitutional but the Michigan government did it anyway. Thank you.
The GOP only obeys the constitution when it serves them.
@@TechMan1900 what a confused person you are.
@@scothammond5736 What an ignorant person you are.
man I remember hearing about Dr. K when I was kid. I can’t believe its 2022 and we still are trying to put the laws on what people choose to do w THEIR bodies. I mean like wtf!! This man is a HERO!! Nobody should have to suffer that bad. Im so sick of this freaking world man
I was a teenager when this happened and remember how the media and Americans reacted to it. Looking at the comment section today, it seems like opinions have changed or shifted...
Or the viewership has divided, each group within its own filter bubble
That's b/c people have less regard and respect for life. Look how abortion has become a big money making business! It's definitely a destructive path if this should become widespread.
@@HereKittyKittyKittyKittyKitty You greatly overestimate the money in providing abortion services.
I obviously don't speak for everyone here but just as I want suffering people to have the right to decide when they die, I believe a woman should have the right to manage their own reproductive system.
Just for a second ignoring the many women who seek abortion for instances of rape or medical complications, most women enjoy sex, regardless of whether they want kids or not. While prevention is of course cheaper and generally preferable, there will always be instances where prevention doesn't work or isn't viable 100% of the time.
@@vikmanphotography7984 I lovingly encourage you to further educate yourself: th-cam.com/video/hCnZOvjJgwo/w-d-xo.html (Abby Johnson has many videos on YT); th-cam.com/video/uKJ6BqQ_ox0/w-d-xo.html /// I want to add that just b/c a society deems something "acceptable" or "okay" does *not* make it morally right. Remember 150yrs of slavery in this country before it was *finally* extinguished, b/c of a President who stood strong. Also Germany, exterminating 11 million Jews/others over 12yr span - its citizens were brainwashed/desensitized in seeing them as humans with value. When a woman wanting a baby, gets pregnant, she announces the news she's having "a baby" (never heard one say a fetus!). We go through life cherry-picking, twisting & turning things to *suit* our self-centered lives, when what it all boils down to is simply, *selfishness* .
@@PsionicBardLady Please do explain this modern day slavery you speak of?? *My* God is nothing what you say here. It is people such as *yourself* who deny His very existence, rebel against Him, and mock His Omnipotent Sovereignty! The Bible *warns* strongly of this thing called *consequences* -- He *IS* a loving God, a patient God, a forgiving Savior, but make no mistake, He *IS* also a God of Justice for those who reject, mock, and despise His Holy Name!! It is MAN/WOMAN who brings on ones own demises...consequences.
Dr Kevorkian is a saint!
Go look up Saint kevorkians artwork.....
I moved from Florida to Oregon for three specific reasons, death with dignity is one of them. I don't need it now, I hope I won't in the future, but I don't know how my life will unfold.
Where is the dignity in cowering away from your suffering.
@cobygrant8675 you aren't bright are you? There's no dignity in suffering! Are you for real?
Patients who die of illnesses like this do so in a long slow process. With a lot of pain and suffering waiting for their organs to shut down. It is painful for the family and the patient.
No Really? Einstein.
Well, then you give them medicine to lessen the pain. I hate seeing them suffer, but let them die naturally.
That is why each of us should provide legal documents about end of life decisions. This was part of the ACA.
I call this man Dr. Life. This man in my entire 49 years has made more sense to me in the last few minutes than anyone has made in my entire 49 years. I have battled a life long mental illness that has caused many around me a terrible amount of pain. I wished all my life I had been aborted before I was born. Dr. Kevorkian was a man who truly brought me joy and peace 🕊️ I sincerely wished I could have made an appointment with him to at least talk to him about ending my pain in a positive setting.
I Don't Know Who You Are Or What Caused You To Make This Decision...But You Are Worth More Than You Think..You Can Choose Which Path To Take In Your Life's Journey But Knowing What Path To Take Is Yours Noone Else Can Dictate Your Life " May God Preserve Soul And Keep You Safe..🌎🌎
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Change what you eat, try a plant based diet. Try juicing with 1 Kale, Celery, 4 Cucumbers, ginger root, 4 carrots, 4 Granny Smith Apples, 2 Lemons and 1 beetroot. If you can go a few days without medication, just listen to your body and your mind, our bodies love going natural, we get into mental clarity and an energy that’s unlimited. Foreign substance can cloud our being.
I see you. I hear you. And I am living the same hell of a reality
@@Kat-pr7qc What is going on with you?
A great story and interesting subject that will no doubt be expanded on in the next few decades. This doctor is a great man and Tom the same for their contributions to the greater good and to help others to not have to suffer the same.
May you Rest In Peace and power Dr. K. Job well done sir
He is a man of his conviction he's a true saint
The doctor is amazing. There is no truer or more obvious part of freedom than, after living a life, to have the right to end when you want. Nobody else is in your body and only the person feeling the pain can decide if it's tolerable. If it's not and they are forced to deal with it until the bitter end, who does that help? Making someone suffer needlessly is a form of torture if it's against their wishes.
What describes freedom better than allowing individuals to choose what is best for them after living their life? Dr. K is a hero!
It's all about extracting every single penny out of you and your corpse as well. It's all about the Benjamin's. They do not even personally know or care that you exist, but they want to control your life to the very end for $$$$$$$$$$. If they cannot extract $$$$$, they could care less if you commit suicide or anything else.
Yeah.
This along with abortion, I was against it. I thought that its sad to end a life, but I was taught by someone who is very religious who knew nothing about this sorta stuff except just judged it by how it sounds. It wasn’t until I saw a Kevorkian interview last year and got a real understanding same with learning from nurses and doctors about the real meaning of abortion a few years ago. I now support both. Pretty much also helped me realize I’m an atheist.
Yep makes sense
What a very brilliant man he was. He was totally correct.!!
I worked in the hospital and on the ambulance for decades....they euthanize in hospitals DAILY...they just call it pain/anxiety control....there is a reason the first two drugs they prescribe when in hospice or end of life care are Morphine and Lorazepam together...I never understood why the authorities and medical professionals picked on him the way they did knowing what they already knew to be common practice for the terminally ill...we euthanize our pets because we do not want them to suffer....heck we even euthanize murderers and make sure they do not suffer...Dr. Kevorkian is a hero, patriot and icon....many people have been able to die with dignity because of him....and he saved a lot of families from the long and drawn out suffering and trauma of watching their loved ones suffer and die slowly, painfully and terrified… I am thankful to him that when my time is near, I have the right to choose to end my own suffering as well before I am a burden to my loved ones
Exactly…..thank you for explaining this, referring to those who work endlessly to save and help lives, day and night.
Exactly!! I am a nurse and literally every patient that I've had on comfort care had those two medications ordered, and I always give them around the clock even though they're PRN. I remembered taking report from a nurse and I asked her when she last gave the medications. She had said "Oh, I did not give any of those during my shift. It's against my belief." SMH the first thing they teach us in nursing school is self-assessment and not allowing our own beliefs to get in the way of what is truly right for our patients. I did not go off on her like I wanted to do but I did give the patient the medications around the clock. Patient did not die during my shift but I had heard they died the next day. I like to think I helped them feel comfortable in their last moments.
Growing up in Michigan and hearing about this in the 90s is something that has affected my entire life on these types of medical conditions.
Being an elder millennial and witnessing and experiencing capitalism in our current world when medical debt is a massive concern, makes me understand these reasonings and decisions even more.
These people chose their end and it is humane. Full stop.
Euthanasia was the topic given to me for my ethics thesis in the 90’s. I went back to Dr Harry Haiselden and baby Ballinger. Am now a sufferer of what was considered SEVERE chronic pain every waking MOMENT for over 20 years. Politicians, money and power are all they care about
Dr. Kevorkian was a true HERO!! There should be statues of this man that honor his compassion! Everything that Dr. Jack ever did was relieve the pain and suffering of others! This should be legal!!! Take religion out of it people! Common sense!
Go look at his paintings some time
Unfortunately not because he’s Armenian the most forgotten misunderstood victimized people.
YOR ARE MY HERO DOCTOR Jack Kevorkian!
hearing "in the 90s" as a way to imply progressivism in 2020 is a strange thing to hear especially as a 22 yo
Exactly what I was thinking lmaooooo
The 90's was so much better in many than 2021. Woke fools are trying to destroy everything because they're power hungry maniacs
I think that Dr. Kevorkian was just ahead of his time and had sympathy for his patients. My grandmother was bed bound on hospice for 3 YEARS. She constantly told me she didn’t want to live that way anymore. Her MMJ card was not able to be renewed because she couldn’t get out of bed to go to follow up appointments. If there was a Dr. Kevorkian around she wouldn’t have suffered so long.
The doctor had the heart and passion for those who suffering and new he had to help him the man new he couldn’t take the pain suffering and he had no quality of life. May he RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻RIP
There’s really no difference when it comes to hospice or taking some one off life support it’s ending a life or letting life end. It’s actually humane and he truly cares for the patients needs and wants.
thank you Jack!
When I was a teenager back in the 90's learning about Dr. Kevorkian, I know then he wasn't doing anything wrong. If I reach a point in my life where I'm unable to live a functioning life, I'd do this.
I was born in 91 and have always heard doctors referred to as Kevorkians when people didn't like them. I thought he botched surgeries or something, who knew I actually agree with him.
People protest him, and they don't protest the war. He was a man big heart. He didn't want people to suffer. He helped them at any kost. A hero. Religion wants people to suffer and endure forever.
The only religion that I've heard of that makes people suffer is Islam. Christianity is totally different. Jesus Christ came and gave his life so that we can live forever and not have to go to hell. Our God died for us not the other way around 8:31
I view Dr kavorkian as a true hero. I can't understand why this is not legal worldwide. This world is truly inhumane
It could be argued that killing humans is inhumane.
Jack Kevorkian was a hero. He had compassion, was ethical and understood that it is YOUR life, you can end yourself without him, but it would likely be painful or even messy. You should be able to do what you wish with your own life.. Someone suffering who just wants an easier more painless way out should not be denied that. Denying someone ending their own life is more inhumane than anything Kevorkian could ever do. Our society is literal crap.. Our government and overall system is total crap..
Couldn’t agree more 🏆🏆
Kevorkian spoke real, cold-hard facts.
hi
Hes a good man.
Dr Kevorkian is my hero.
Dr Death?…..He was so MISUNDERSTOOD ❗️❗️❗️ Dr Kevorkian was a guiding angel 🙏♥️🙏
I'm not a religious man, but, gawd bless this man ! He forwarded this VERY important matter of life, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SIR !!!
This man gave mercy to those who needed mercy
I don’t understand how it would pose a threat to society if it was ever legalized. They would never allow someone to just walk in to a hospital and say “I want to die today” and just do it. Medical professionals would obviously be required to do a thorough check of the individual’s health and state of mind in order to determine if it’s something that can and should be done to them. It wouldn’t be such a simple process at all.
Very humane. This should be our option!!!! We visited Dr. Kevorkian’s van at Zac Bagens Haunted Museum here in Vegas. You could feel the energy around the vehicle. Not bad energy. Just a sort of peace.
Watching Tom die was very upsetting for me, but I’d be far more upset if he had to suffer something he just didn’t want to endure anymore. I don’t blame people who are against this though; they surely have never been in a situation where they would have to make such a decision. Truly there are worse things in life than death.
I believe in the Dr.Thank you for your compassion Dr.
I wouldn't let an animal languish and suffer in this way. That poor man had every right to choose to leave his body behind. We all have an end - and, perhaps, it's simply a new beginning. At any rate, there's nothing wrong with an informed individual choosing to put an end to this sort of nightmare. When a human being is living with unbearable pain and suffering and their death is imminent they should be allowed to say "enough" - no one should be able to deny another person that right. And a doctor should be allowed to help so as to make it as humane as possible. Jack Kevorkian, you were the opposite of a "devil" and you were not the "angel of death". You were a merciful, brave human being. Again: this is a deeply personal matter and individuals should be allowed to make these choices for themselvers - and caring medical professionals should be allowed to assist.
If they are going to die and need pain relief, that is understandable, but to die before your actual time artificially?
God Bless Jack
What a hero ❤
His courage is admirable. I can understand for a person suffering constant pain with no possibility of reprieve would want to crossover. This man had the courage to sacrifice himself to make that a possibility. History will remember you doctor
Dr. Kevorkian did not deserve the slander flung at him. He was a good man. Also he never advocated for euthanasia of infants, the mentally incapacitated, or the mentally ill.
He did absolutely nothing wrong. He was such a brilliant soul.
I think Dr. Kevorkian is the greatest thing to come out of Michigan
And I'm from Ohio
a visionary hero surrounded by the weirdness that is humanity's self-important, archaic religious morality....
That sir, was beautifully worded.
"Death is a mirror in which all the mysteries of life are reflected."
-The Egyptian Book of the Dead
So he’s basically using the same process we do for lethal injections?
If the healthcare system acted as humanely as it should, many people would be out of work. Sick reality but it's reality nonetheless.
So to be clear, the doctors of America scolded Jack for his treatment that killed patients (who were terminally ill, in great amounts of agony and pain) in the 90s. Then proceeded to prescribe opioids over the next 30 years which has lead to massive addiction and an illicit drug trade of opioids that has killed millions...... But Jack is the bad guy here..... got it.
Yep. But remember, the doctors that prescribed opioids freely - that lead to massive amounts of addictions, deaths, families torn apart, etc.... They made oodles of money doing it- so that makes it OK.... All the while, our law enforcement, prisons, mental health institutions are overrun by addiction. Thank goodness that doesn't cost taxpayer $$. smh.
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moi we will love you forever you changed the world , humans like you Dr K come around only once in a lifetime , so privileged that I lived thru your lifetime
Rest in peace brother. As a nurse in long term care I see atrocious amounts of pain, suffering, and agony. Family members want their loved ones to live long but the patient is screaming to be with "god." Shame on every selfish family member, court, or naysayer whom disagrees with assisted suicide. You'll forever in my books be more evil than the worst humanity has provided. When you my friends are in that position I hope you thought long and hard about who you make POA.
I agree with him.
Freedom of Choice.
This is what has to be done , there our lives we should choose how to end it especially if there is suffering
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@@EricJh21690 im glad someone agrees, if I have to take this route one day I will choose it .
My friend died of Cystic Fibrosis on Saturday she suffered at the end barely could eat and all I thought was why can't someone take away her pain? She loved what Doctor Kevorkian did
And, IMO that's the worst...not being able to breathe, slowly suffocating.
@@danni1993 yeah it's awful
Cystic Fibrosis patients suffer incredibly.
Andrea, has research made any advancements, or do CF patients continue to live shortened lives with terrible suffering at the end?
Sincere condolences on the death of your dear friend.
@@OceanSwimmer sadly they suffer there have been medical advancements many make it too possibly 32 or even if lucky 44
But most does high school days or in their 20’s due to complications.
I feel Kevorkian was intensely empathetic. Ive suffered much and while doctors have sympathized I dont feel any of them have been there with me. I mean how could they? Kevorkian was different.
Here's the thing no one living in America which is supposedly the land of the free should have to suffer a traumatic and extremely painful death. The family doesn't need to see that and the person suffering doesn't deserve to experience that. This man is a true hero because he stood up for terminally ill people who just wanted a peaceful death after years and years of suffering. This doctor is one of the few who actually has a heart. Im just so mad we treated him like a criminal.
The most humane doctor I ever met. ❤️
This breaks my heart
Dr K is an angel …. call him what u want, but, as an ER trauma RN for 35 years i can tell u he was beyond his time and his “balls” to move forward and help his brothers & sisters in terrible pain by allowing them to terminate their lives is such a blessing!! More & more doctors need to sign on to his ideas…one day they may be in a position needing Dr K’s help and cant have it!!
I’m also a registered nurse with 22 years experience. LTC/hospice. Dr. Kevorkian is a personal hero of mine. Everyone deserves the right to die with dignity. He even had quite a few criteria that needed met before he would help someone.
60 Minutes should be responsible and put the dates of these broadcast, and potentially provide a link to the results of the circumstances in the video. This video is posted as if this interview happened last sunday and the individuals in the film say its the 90s
He’s one of the smartest humans to ever exist, and certainly one of my personal (anti) heroes. But his hubris got him scrutinized, not so much the actual act.
It wasn't hubris. He was trying to make people see. That it was healthcare not suicide. By him giving the medicine he was trying to show people what it should be. The ill person is already burdened with suffering...why burden them with self administration if they would prefer someone else to do it. He wanted to show people a doctor could give the medicine and it would be care. The only thing missing was the person's family and chosen place. It wasn't hubris...he was just tired of walking on egg shells.
Dr Kervokian was a hero and had an amazing grasp of what freedom is,it gives you the right to choose when to die and how
If we have come to the conclusion that it's more humane to euthanize a pet to prevent elongated suffering, I don't see why it's such an issue in preventing the elongated suffering of humans that are in the right state of mind to decide that they would rather die than die slowly and painfully. Loss is extremely difficult to go through, but having to watch a loved one slowly die a horrible death is so much worse. I question Dr. K's intentions a little bit but I do believe that he helped so many people end their suffering...