JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated PressMay 7, 2018
David Goodall hopes that his premeditated death will send a message to legislators back in his home country, where assisted suicide is illegal at the federal level. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 3, 2011
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, crusading physician for the cause of assisted suicide, died Friday in a hospital in his home state of Michigan. It was, relatively speaking, a natural death for the 83-year-old, who had been suffering from heart and kidney troubles in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 25, 2008
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, whose controversial work as a euthanasia advocate earned him both the nickname "Dr. Death" and time in the slammer, has a new crusade: to win a seat in Congress. Stranger things have been known to happen in American politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 17, 2006
In a rebuke to the Bush administration, the justices voted 6-3 to keep the law on the books. Roberts dissented (for the first time). So did Scalia and Thomas, surprise, surprise. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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