Dr. Kevorkian was best known for his role in helping people end their lives through assisted suicide. He helped people euthanized who were seriously ill. Dr. Kevorkian has often been in court for his actions in the field of assisted suicide. Even though Dr. Kevorkian grew up in a religiously strict family where suicide was a sin (The Biography Channel 1 website). However, he continued to help people even though his church frowned upon it. Dr. Kevorkian's life influenced the way people look at assisted suicide. Jack Kevorkian was born on May 26, 1928. Jack was born to Levon and Satenig Kevorkian. Kevorkian was born into a very religious family. His parents had immigrated to the United States because they escaped the Armenian massacre. Kevorkian parents were very strict about their children's education, so Jack Kevorkian was often pushed to his fullest potential. Kevorkian did not believe in God and searched for reasons why God was removed until he was 12 years old. Kevorkian was the middle child in his family (The Biography Channel 1 website). Jack Kevorkian was an excellent student in high school but was often constrained by his studies. Since Kevorkian was a good student, he was often ahead of his class, so to make things interesting he often tried to outwit his teachers to make the lesson interesting and to embarrass his teacher. Kevorkian was first accepted into engineering at the University of Michigan. He enjoyed this program until halfway through his freshman year when he grew tired of his studies. Then he dedicated himself to medical school and the study of botany and biology. So he switched collages and started his 20 credit hours needed to get up to speed on college. Kevorkian then graduated for… halfway through the thesis… Kevorkian was very good at what he was doing. I think its main downfall was that the idea of assisted suicide was too taboo for people to handle. I also think he should have done his job legally rather than illegally. In my opinion he really cared what he did because even though the odds were against him, he still helped people with assisted suicide. Kevorkian was seen differently by many people. Some people thought he was a good person while other people saw him as a criminal for helping people end their lives. Thanks to his actions, many laws against assisted suicide were created. Even though he was accused of murder and breaking the law, he still continued to help people. This showed that he cared deeply about his patients. The Kevorkian who began as a quiet, religious child grew up to be a highly questionable person.
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