timony of their wishes. They begged the doctor to help them die.Jack Lessenberry, in his 1994 article, Death Becomes Him for the magazine Vanity Fair writes on the popular belief that "no jury will ever convict Jack Kevorkian." Polls had consistently showed Kevorkian with strong support in Michigan, generally around 60 percent. And his fame was nationwide: roughly 94 percent of Americans knew who he was; only the president and First Lady have higher name recognition. "You can't talk against him to most people, especially if they've had someone die in horrible agony," says State Senator John Kelly, a maverick liberal on most issues. In fact, Kevorkian was soon stopped. On April 13, 1999 he was convicted of second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance in the death of Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. A Michigan judge sentenced Kevorkian to 10-25 years in prison. He would be eligible for parole in six years. Kevorkian plans to appeal.Not everyone agrees with Kevorkians mission. Some people denounced Kevorkians actions because they dislike his manner and attitude about assisted suicide. Since the doctor had gotten away with the majority of his actions he in turn let the fame get to his head and became some sort of an uncontrollable monster. Others, especially members of religious groups strongly opposed Dr. Death mostly because he took peoples lives into his own hands. He took on a role similar to that of God, no one should have the final say on whether or not someone should stay aliveGod should be in charge of a persons life. These people often also are strong Pro-Choice advocates. They use similar reasons for the rejection of assisted suicide. Many medical arguments have also risen on why assisted suicide should not be committed, such things like the possibility of recovery or the discovery of a new medical cure.Many research groups have performed studies on the populations acceptance and attitud...
