Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Jack Kevorkian published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 79
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
•
Next >
-
Jack Kevorkian, who helped with suicides, is in a Michigan hospital
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer says assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is in a Detroit-area hospital with pneumonia and kidney problems.
Mayer Morganroth says Kevorkian was reluctant but agreed to go to Beaumont Hospital on Wednesday night....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Suicide, Michigan
-
Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies at age 83
DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer and friend of Jack Kevorkian says the assisted suicide advocate has died at a Detroit-area hospital at the age of 83. Mayer (MAY'-uhr) Morganroth tells The Associated Press that Kevorkian died Friday morning at William...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Assisted Suicide, Hospitals and Clinics, Michigan, Celebrities and Health Issues
-
Apr. 22 in History:Former mayor Herb Koenig was reported to be in "very good" condition
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — Former mayor Herb Koenig was reported to be in “very good” condition this morning following his collapse in his radio and television shop yesterday. Koenig collapsed late yesterday afternoon and...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, History (tv network)
-
End-of-life views are lopsided in support of the right to choose 'death with dignity'
There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for any ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life...
Tags: Suicide, General Practitioners, Assisted Suicide, Nazareth, Multiple Sclerosis
-
Murder-suicide prevails over power structure denial of dignity
Savor the victory. The power structure conspired to perpetuate hell for Mildred and Elwood "Woody" Osman of Cherryville, but they prevailed. After 64 years of marriage, Woody took a .38-caliber revolver to the hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital in...
Tags: Suicide, Long Term Care, General Practitioners, Assisted Suicide, Spinal Stenosis
-
A judge's 'sympathy' violated a crook's rights, his appeal says
Nobody ever said that sticking up for the rights of the accused was going to be easy. One Pennsylvania man — on the brink of his date with a syringe loaded with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's favorite problem solver — got a reprieve, it seems,...
Tags: Justice System, Laws, Lawyers, York (York, Pennsylvania), U.S. Supreme Court
-
Varsity Scores: Oct. 6
Girls volleyball Tampa Bay Invitational Gold Bracket Semifinals Lake Highland 3, Winter Park 1 22-25, 25-10, 25-20, 25-15 Boone 3, Berkeley Prep 2 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-12 Lake Highland 3, Winter Park 1 Buzz: Shannon McDonough had 13...
Tags: YMCA, Amusement and Theme Parks, New Smyrna Beach, Roman Catholicism, Sports
-
Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana return to prime time tonight with 'Copper'
The Baltimore SunBarry Levinson and Tom Fontana, the executive producers of "Homicide: Life on the Street," return to prime time tonight on BBC America with "Copper," starring Tom Weston-Jones. (That's Weston-Jones sitting with them in the picture above, taken in...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, New York City, Murder, Al Pacino, Entertainment
-
'True Blood' recap: Season 5, Episode 2: 'Authority Always Wins'
Think Dick Cheney's thoughts on torture are extreme? Meet the Authority. Meet them and be afraid. Very afraid. Because underneath the sheen of gentility, bureaucratic formalities and a really sweet reception area, the Authority is pretty vicious. ...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Scott Foley, Prisons, True Blood (tv program), Health and Medical Professionals
-
In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Charlton Heston, Movies, Values, U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment
-
Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' interviewer, dies
NEW YORK — Mike Wallace didn't interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. His reputation was so fearsome that it was often said that the scariest words in the English language were "Mike Wallace...
Tags: Deception (movie), Concerts, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Heart Surgery
-
CBS newsman Mike Wallace dies at 93
AP Television WriterCBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make “60 Minutes” the most...Tags: Bob Schieffer, Deception (movie), Concerts, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice
May 20, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Jun 3, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Mar 26, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 21, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 15, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Oct 6, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 19, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 22, 2011
|Story| LA Canada
Apr 8, 2012
|Story| WSBT Radio
Apr 8, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Jack Kevorkian topic gallery.
