Three Culture of Death Tipping Points

by Wesley J. Smith

Since Roe v. Wade, three major cultural tipping points fueled popular acceptance of our culture of death. Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2017

The Historical Kevorkian

by Wesley J. Smith

I am often asked for interviews by students who are writing papers about the assisted suicide issue. I am always happy to oblige. Most ask why I oppose assisted suicide and whether I think guidelines can prevent the slippery slope. But, the other day, I was contacted by a high-schooler writing a paper about something I had never considered: the historical significance of Jack Kevorkian. Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2015

A Matter of Life and Death

by Gayle Trotter

HBO tells us “You Don’t Know Jack,” referring to Jack Kevorkian, played by Al Pacino in HBO’s recent movie of the same name, or as some might call it, a hagiography of Dr. Death.  Kevorkian came to notoriety in the 1990’s as a leading advocate of assisted suicide . . . . Continue Reading »

16 May 2010

Al Pacino to Play Jack Kevorkian

by Wesley J. Smith

The culture of death is being pushed from many quarters, perhaps most harmfully by the purveyors of popular culture.Jack Kevorkian assisted the suicides of at least 130 people—most of whom were not terminally ill and five of whom were not sick according to autopsies—and murdered one. He . . . . Continue Reading »

26 May 2009

Kevorkian LIbertarian Crackpot

by Wesley J. Smith

The video interview of Jack Kevorkian linked below is very revealing. He’s a crackpot. He believes that the Ninth Amendment guarantees a radical libertarian Nirvana and anyone who disagrees that we are in a tyranny are mere sheep. Check it . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2008

If Kevorkian Comes: Let Him Speak

by Wesley J. Smith

I think it is outrageous that the University of Florida is paying the murderer and anti-disabled bigot Jack Kevorkian $50,000 to speak. And I certainly don’t object to protests against that appearance. But, worried about disruption, the university is properly planning security precautions.For . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Jan 2008

Columnist Meets the "Real" Jack Kevorkian

by Wesley J. Smith

Mitch Albom, a columnist for the Detroit Free Press interviewed Kevorkian face-to-face, and apparently was taken aback by what he experienced. After a little time with Kevorkian, Albom writes, “I couldn’t imagine a suffering so bad that I would want Kevorkian to be the last person . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2007

Kevorkian: "Let the Crippled People Demonstrate"

by Wesley J. Smith

The disability rights community may be getting a bit under Jack Kevorkian’s skin.Also, contrary to his lawyer’s many claims, Kevorkian apparently isn’t near his death bed.He said his hepatitis isn‘t bothering him currently, but he worries that his liver disease could flare up . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2007

Another Take on Kevorkian

by Wesley J. Smith

Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson opines that Kevorkian was just a man ahead of his time. Imagine the “reality show” television potential, he writes, if Kevorkian were working today:How differently things might have turned out if the nation’s first shock doc had waited . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2007

Jack Kevorkian to Clean Up on the Speakers Circuit

by Wesley J. Smith

When Kevorkian wanted out of prison, his lawyer repeatedly pleaded for mercy because, he said, Kevorkian’s was so ill with hepatitis and other ailments that he was on the verge of death’s door. For example, in this Court TV report from 2004:The state parole board declined to commute Jack . . . . Continue Reading »

22 May 2007