Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia
Jack Of All Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Let this blog post serve as official record that I would like to be cremated. The world would be a much dimmer place without Jack of All Blogs, so the good news for you is that I don’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon. But should some unforeseen stroke of madness occur, and [...] Related posts: Death By Blogging: Not Likely “What happened here… is like something out of...
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Several supporters of ex-Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) have agreed to pay the FEC $131K in fines stemming from Edwards' 2004 pres. bid. Geoffrey Fieger , the former attorney for Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the '98 Dem nominee for governor in MI, and law partner Vernon Johnson agreed to the fines after a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. DoJ was probing whether the two and their...
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Janet Jackson is echoing what many of her family members have said: Dr. Conrad Murray should be held accountable for brother Michael’s death. With the exception of Jack Kevorkian and a few whack jobs, I haven’t really heard anyone say otherwise. It’s shocking to think that a doctor acted with such reckless irresponsibility [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... in Washington, D.C.Ryan said that Fieger, the former lawyer for assisted-suicide practitioner Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the Democratic Party's 1998 candidate for governor, apparently benefited from the reluctance of three Republican commissioners to seek more severe penalties.Despite the assertion that the conduct was lawful, Dezsi said: "I've never heard Geoffrey say he wants to do...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.The Federal Election Commission said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause that Fieger's...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.The Federal Election Commission said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause that Fieger's...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.
The Federal Election Commission said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause that Fieger's...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.
The Federal Election Commission said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause that Fieger's...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause that Fieger's firm violated campaign finance laws.Fieger, a Democrat who lost a bid for Michigan governor in 1998 against Republican Gov. John Engler, has denied any wrongdoing.Fieger and his law partner, Ven Johnson, were acquitted...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
WASHINGTON — A Michigan law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.The Federal Election Commission said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the law firm of Geoffrey Fieger, who once represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, after the commission found probable cause...
Bob McCarty Writes (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... “AMERICA’S LEAST WANTED” will also feature non-SEIU segments, including:“DR. K”– Hosted by Dr. Jack Kevorkian, these segments will focus on the latest life-altering programs available from groups such as Planned Parenthood and The Hemlock Society; and“THIS OLD HOSPITAL” — Targeting fans of the do-it-yourself and home-renovation programs that have made HGTV a success on cable, these...
Random Musings (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... tactful tonight. I thought about using a "hiring Republicans to run government is like hiring Jack Kevorkian as your elderly mother's doctor" metaphor, but I didn't go there. I don't know what came over me. Must be the cold meds or something. :) Now, I really, REALLY , have to go to bed...
Shrink Rap (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... who kill. Physician killers are certainly a relative rarety, but they are not unknown. Dr. Jack Kevorkian is probably the most famous here in the United States , but in the United Kingdom there was the case of Dr. Harold Shipman . Dr. Shipman forged the will of, and then killed, several elderly female patients. Then there was Michael Swango , a serial poisoner who killed his patients...
Auntie Fashion (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Star-Spangled Banner ” at the Super Bowl on January 27. On February 5, a Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides. Points of Interest: Featured designer Christian Lacroix’s rise in prominence during this era emphasized the insurmountable gulf between mainstream fashion and street styles such as grunge and hip-hop. What Tyra Would Say: “ Alie sort of resembles...
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The international assisted-suicide movement has many faces. America’s “Dr. Death,” Jack Kevorkian, probably comes most readily to mind. The activist groups, Compassion & Choices and Final Exit Network, are also well known. Then there is Australia’s “Dr. Death,” Philip Nitschke, who travels the world teaching people how to commit suicide with helium...
