Jack Kevorkian

[TJ]

In health class today we were going over the top causes of death in the US. we came upon suicide and the teacher started talking about kevorkian. And then at the end of the class she asks me what kind of a name Tigran is and i said Armenian just like Kevorkian and you shoulda seen the look on her face.

But really i think that what this guy did was not wrong, but on the contrary he helped a lot of people and hes pretty damn famous

[fstkhnan]

Re: Jack Kevorkian

Originally posted by TigranJamharian In health class today we were going over the top causes of death in the US. we came upon suicide and the teacher started talking about kevorkian. And then at the end of the class she asks me what kind of a name Tigran is and i said Armenian just like Kevorkian and you shoulda seen the look on her face.

But really i think that what this guy did was not wrong, but on the contrary he helped a lot of people and hes pretty damn famous

yeah I agree with u i think anybody would prefer the normal death over suffering and then death......

[xBaron Dants]

Re: Jack Kevorkian

Originally posted by TigranJamharian In health class today we were going over the top causes of death in the US. we came upon suicide and the teacher started talking about kevorkian. And then at the end of the class she asks me what kind of a name Tigran is and i said Armenian just like Kevorkian and you shoulda seen the look on her face.

But really i think that what this guy did was not wrong, but on the contrary he helped a lot of people and hes pretty damn famous

Haha! You probably scared the hell out of her.

But I don't see anything wrong with what Kevorkian does either.

[Anonymouse]

The problem with Kevorkian is that he presented a threat to the Government subsidized health industry and pharmaceutical giants. If people were allowed to choose death over suffering, and ignore the "treatments" well that pretty much puts the health care industry in a bad spot.

[fstkhnan]

Originally posted by Anonymouse The problem with Kevorkian is that he presented a threat to the Government subsidized health industry and pharmaceutical giants. If people were allowed to choose death over suffering, and ignore the "treatments" well that pretty much puts the health care industry in a bad spot.

wow im shocked......mouse actually replied to a thread without any sarcasm....damn how does that work??

[Crimson Glow]

My boss and I have gotten into a "discussion" about this several times. He hates Kevorkian, but I can't understand where he gets his reasoning. Like he's afraid all this is going to lead to things like in home suicide kits and such, and anyone who's had a slightly bad day is going to off themselves without thinking twice about it.

My problem with this is, even IF such a thing were to be made available and sold (as silly as the concept of being offered an over the counter tool designed to voluntarily kill yourself sounds), why would this tool encourage suicide? If you've reached that stage of thought, there's plenty of ways to kill yourself without having to go out and buy a kit for it. I think his REAL beef with Kevorkian is due to the fact that he's really religious and believes that you don't have the RIGHT to kill yourself according to God, so what Jack-o is doing is evil/a sin. Yet again, people trying to censor others' lives through personal opinions and beliefs.

I think Anonymouse is on to the real reason for this. If you've ever done some research on the profit margins for prescription medications, you'd probably be sick to your stomache. These profit margins are also the reason the pharmacuetical companies and FDA are going after natural, over-the-counter supplements so hard. They already eliminated ephedra, which is a joke considering more people die per YEAR from prescription strength tylenol then the total number of people who have died directly due to ephedra, PERIOD! And now they're trying to pass a bill that will make the entire supplement industry FDA regulated. The way the bill is phrased, it basically gives the FDA the right to yank any product without waiting for approval if there's so much as a single complaint about it. If someone calls them and says "I sneezed after drinking this protein shake", they can ban that product. With some of the medicines they approve (i.e. Lipitor, and its liver damaging traits), it's pretty ironic that the FDA would be complaining about health issues with supplements. But since the FDA and pharmaceutical companies are in bed together, and money reins supreme, corruption and less choices are the outcome.

[Jen]

Re: Jack Kevorkian

News on Dr. Kevorkian...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/13/kevorkian.ap/index.html

[Ari]

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hhahaa nice one Tigran


i dont agree with what his done but yeah he is famous

[Schism]

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I dont think what kevorkian did was good. He is famous but on the other hand he is mentally sick.

[karoaper]

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Besides euthanasia, Kevorkian is famous for advocating involuntary organ donation by condemned criminals. Euthanasia for me is a question that anyone who's not suffering from a terminal and painful decease should not answer, as they don't know what's it like. As far as the second idea, I see it as a great way for killers, rapists and the like to give somethiing back before they die. Don't know why it is also facing difficulties. This is the problem with too much of moralistic idealism. Sometimes it contradicts practical benefits to the society and mankind.