We have the compassion to do it to our pets yet letting human beings suffer and live in pain is some how different?

@ontoyoualways9183

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@peterachleitner7356

3 жыл бұрын

@@ontoyoualways9183 Me too. See my comments above. Thank you.

@atrocchia

3 жыл бұрын

You're totally right. I'm a physically disabled person and I fully believe it should be an individual's option.

@GilFavor101

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@johnsmith42688

3 жыл бұрын

@@GilFavor101 yep that's a good point

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.

@vincentmccue3218

4 ай бұрын

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😊😊😊

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.

@kleeamd8274

Жыл бұрын

Look what that's turned into in Canada.

@jadeemerson301

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

Killing people is not a treatment.

@jadeemerson301

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@dianarendon5845

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Your book has humans and animals equally valuable. Human life cannot be treated as flippantly as a sick dog. You are sick.

@Ian-pn1ff

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@InvestmentsRUs

Жыл бұрын

@@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

@InvestmentsRUs

Жыл бұрын

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

@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to

Жыл бұрын

I believe if you want to go it's your choice...💯

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.

@maxmordon7295

3 жыл бұрын

A worldwide Hero.

@lesaboo4740

2 жыл бұрын

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

@bryanelam7431

2 жыл бұрын

I agree completely!!!!!

@kleeamd8274

Жыл бұрын

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 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!

@IsmailofeRegime

2 жыл бұрын

@AJ Shaw Are you implying Kevorkian went around shooting terminally ill people against their will?

@somerandompersonyouencount2674

2 жыл бұрын

@AJ Shaw I don't think you know what assisted suicide is....

@lepetitchat123

2 жыл бұрын

If anyone truly deserves a Nobel prize, it's this man.

@diegoa3817

2 жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 a noble prize for something that he didn't invent

@amanduhcase

Жыл бұрын

AGREE!

We should have some serious discussions to legalize this.

@candicejoy1111

3 жыл бұрын

It is already legal in some States since the nineties I believe.

@Montweezy

3 жыл бұрын

@@candicejoy1111 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.

@johnsimms3957

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@iamanempoweredone6064

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@vikmanphotography7984

3 жыл бұрын

@@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 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.

@vincentmccue3218

Ай бұрын

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..🌎🌎

@lynsydney

Ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqans5Otk5CYp84.htmlsi=Odkl2jKDvqDZ5tdI

This should completely be an option.

This should 1000% be accepted and practiced everywhere in the US.

@frenkndjd

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, i would add that it should be legal everywhere in the civilized world.

@elizap3614

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@scothammond5736

2 жыл бұрын

Start with yourself

@elizap3614

2 жыл бұрын

@@scothammond5736 wtf does that mean

@scothammond5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@elizap3614 so along with respect for human life you don't have any reading comprehension skills?

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.

@ethanweeter2732

2 жыл бұрын

End of life care has improved dramatically now.

@nizloc4118

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanweeter2732 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.

@charleBerglund

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanweeter2732 It has?

@Karmah01

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@OnitsukaTiger1511

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanweeter2732 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?

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.

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?

@umarabdullah5510

3 жыл бұрын

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

@luciferslettuce

3 жыл бұрын

One word, money!

@johnsmith42688

3 жыл бұрын

Think how many years of suffering this guy saved this man from

@TempleSpeedWay

3 жыл бұрын

@@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".

@ethanweeter2732

2 жыл бұрын

He got paid, so I would not call him a humanitarian.

I grew up thinking this man was a monster. Now I realize he was a hero.

@susiesue5408

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@cobygrant8675

3 жыл бұрын

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

@pukelius4128

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobygrant8675 How is keeping someone alive against their will dignifying and to whom?

@scorpion-fs7pg

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@kimberlys8422

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many of these prosecutors who went after Kevorkian were proponents of the death penalty.

Medical community would rather drain your bank account before they let you die.

@civlyzed

3 жыл бұрын

Aye, and they aren't interested in keeping people healthy because healthy folks don't go to the doctor every fortnight.

@carson7710

3 жыл бұрын

only in the US, everywhere else in the entire world isn't like that

@EveryCrazyDay

3 жыл бұрын

As a type 1 diabetic they literally own me.

@jckelley4198

3 жыл бұрын

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"

@rayunited2010foryou

3 жыл бұрын

@@carson7710 Come to India, you will realize what vampires most of the doctors here are.

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?

@Montweezy

3 жыл бұрын

The only way it should be debatable is if they don't have a terminal illness.

@SassanMedia

3 жыл бұрын

No, one should to die a painful, miserable death like everyone. It’s more humane

@blantonator

3 жыл бұрын

because religion

@eballa9056

3 жыл бұрын

@@blantonator Hmmm...Thanks God I don't believe in God! 😁

@umarabdullah5510

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Dr. K is an American Hero and his life/work should be honored/celebrated.

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

@The_Black_Anarchist

2 жыл бұрын

It's cruel. Even dogs and murderers are entitled to a humane death.

A true hero.... protecting human dignity and resolving suffering.

*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

3 жыл бұрын

I remember this too. They became known as "mercy killings".

@TheRealBizWiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@hugh2hoob668

2 жыл бұрын

I think everyone then was tbh this was ground breaking

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.

@taylormaddux8433

3 ай бұрын

And there are people who want to keep even suicide from being an option.

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 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.

@Montweezy

3 жыл бұрын

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....

@johnsmith42688

3 жыл бұрын

It's horrible...

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.

@elizabethbowie9753

Жыл бұрын

Lethal injections are Not painless or peaceful

@carlmorgan8452

Жыл бұрын

Drugs on the streets now makes it easier for anyone. Fytinol ...... right or wrong?

@Dimsummmmm

10 ай бұрын

@@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

@privatecitizen4001

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@alibeanie

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@alibeanie

Жыл бұрын

​@@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.

A man before his time

Dr Kevorkian is a saint!

@privatecitizen4001

2 жыл бұрын

Go look up Saint kevorkians artwork.....

I appreciate his honesty.

we must agree that Dr. Kevorkian has very strong arguments.

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.

@TechMan1900

3 жыл бұрын

The GOP only obeys the constitution when it serves them.

@scothammond5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechMan1900 what a confused person you are.

@TechMan1900

2 жыл бұрын

@@scothammond5736 What an ignorant person you are.

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.

@dianarendon5845

5 ай бұрын

Did he live alone?

@Kelly-sk2yb

28 күн бұрын

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 ❤

That is why each of us should provide legal documents about end of life decisions. This was part of the ACA.

Another pioneering doctor! So thankful America had this 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...

@vikmanphotography7984

3 жыл бұрын

Or the viewership has divided, each group within its own filter bubble

@HereKittyKittyKittyKittyKitty

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@vikmanphotography7984

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@HereKittyKittyKittyKittyKitty

3 жыл бұрын

@@vikmanphotography7984 I lovingly encourage you to further educate yourself: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mneivLGvmq3Np9I.html (Abby Johnson has many videos on YT); kzread.info/dash/bejne/p39-mKSqgcLVqJM.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* .

@HereKittyKittyKittyKittyKitty

3 жыл бұрын

@@BattleMage52 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 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.

@johnsmith42688

3 жыл бұрын

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....

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.

@cobygrant8675

3 жыл бұрын

Where is the dignity in cowering away from your suffering.

@victoria180

Ай бұрын

​@cobygrant8675 you aren't bright are you? There's no dignity in suffering! Are you for real?

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

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.

He is a man of his conviction he's a true saint

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.

I agree with Dr Kevorkian wholeheartedly 100% behind his beliefs on this matter

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

May you Rest In Peace and power Dr. K. Job well done sir

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

@Debbiesnc

Жыл бұрын

Exactly…..thank you for explaining this, referring to those who work endlessly to save and help lives, day and night.

@NurseNick420

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@paddymaluco

3 жыл бұрын

No Really? Einstein.

@ethanweeter2732

2 жыл бұрын

Well, then you give them medicine to lessen the pain. I hate seeing them suffer, but let them die naturally.

hearing "in the 90s" as a way to imply progressivism in 2020 is a strange thing to hear especially as a 22 yo

@legalreasons9635

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking lmaooooo

@Timo8.2.

2 жыл бұрын

The 90's was so much better in many than 2021. Woke fools are trying to destroy everything because they're power hungry maniacs

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.

@anadoll2012

2 жыл бұрын

Yep makes sense

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.

Kevorkian spoke real, cold-hard facts.

@lovethyneibor22736

9 күн бұрын

hi

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!

@paleo704

Жыл бұрын

Go look at his paintings some time

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.

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.

Better end of life care? Never heard of it. What I saw my dad go through was not end of life care.

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.

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.

@4jesus1981

6 ай бұрын

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

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

What a very brilliant man he was. He was totally correct.!!

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.

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!

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!

@libraryoneatl

Жыл бұрын

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.

@AQtee

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.

Dr Death?…..He was so MISUNDERSTOOD ❗️❗️❗️ Dr Kevorkian was a guiding angel 🙏♥️🙏

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.

This man gave mercy to those who needed mercy

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

Dr Kevorkian is my hero.

"Death is a mirror in which all the mysteries of life are reflected." -The Egyptian Book of the Dead

I view Dr kavorkian as a true hero. I can't understand why this is not legal worldwide. This world is truly inhumane

@privatecitizen4001

2 жыл бұрын

It could be argued that killing humans is inhumane.

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.

@ethanweeter2732

2 жыл бұрын

If they are going to die and need pain relief, that is understandable, but to die before your actual time artificially?

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

God Bless Jack

a visionary hero surrounded by the weirdness that is humanity's self-important, archaic religious morality....

@geebee3256

3 жыл бұрын

That sir, was beautifully worded.

Hes a good man.

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.

If the healthcare system acted as humanely as it should, many people would be out of work. Sick reality but it's reality nonetheless.

Death is no more a "frightening spectacle" than birth. I bet he exited a helluva lot more peacefully than he entered....

So he’s basically using the same process we do for lethal injections?

I believe in the Dr.Thank you for your compassion Dr.

This is what has to be done , there our lives we should choose how to end it especially if there is suffering

@EricJh21690

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@2ndamendmentlordgunzz126

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricJh21690 im glad someone agrees, if I have to take this route one day I will choose it .

This breaks my heart

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

@danni1993

3 жыл бұрын

And, IMO that's the worst...not being able to breathe, slowly suffocating.

@ScenariosOfDrea

3 жыл бұрын

@@danni1993 yeah it's awful

@OceanSwimmer

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ScenariosOfDrea

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Kevorkian is a hero in my eyes

@lovethyneibor22736

9 күн бұрын

whats your opinion on Stop Having Kids??

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.

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.

@ms.freethinker2937

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@johnsmith42688

3 жыл бұрын

100

@jenniferr9624

2 жыл бұрын

🎯

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.

Watching all his documentaries I’m convinced people who are physically Ill and dying HAVE the RIGHT to choose a more peaceful death

@greyshah7947

2 жыл бұрын

Why only physically ill people as opposed to just anyone?

Now on the flip side, you have David Sinclair on slowing down the aging and mortality process with getting old. Hopefully in the future there will be an abatement to some of these terrible diseases.

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

This should be available. To everyone

I was unable to breathe one day and drove to the emergency room and had a heart attach. Not being able to breathe is horrible. I can relate to his dilemma. I had a cabbage at 65.

@MissChrissyM1

3 жыл бұрын

Cabbage?

@jennb1768

2 жыл бұрын

@@MissChrissyM1 cabg coronary artery bypass graft

@jennb1768

2 жыл бұрын

How are you doing now sir? After your CABG?

@sleazyfellow

2 жыл бұрын

When he talks about choking, yes I'm sure many of us have had those couple of seconds with something stuck in our throats and you freak out, your heart starts racing.

I agree with him. Freedom of Choice.

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.

@terrig3842

Жыл бұрын

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.

I see only positive comments on this video & that is really saying something about this subject considering the bulk of KZread comments are negative

@paddymaluco

3 жыл бұрын

Get stuffed . Haaaaaaahaaaaaa . Oh yeah Georgia on my mind

Hes so kind to his patients and so angry at everyone else

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

That's Democracy in a plain explanation

So he helped sick people end their suffering. How shameful of him!

God Bless Dr. Kevorkian, why should humans suffer any more than we already do. Anyone who has pain on the daily, I would think, would understand the good doctor's reasoning to help mankind.

Such a brave doctor! Way ahead of himself