Kevorkian
Assisted suicide advocate
Kevorkian refers to Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011), an American physician who advocated for and practiced assisted suicide, helping terminally ill patients end their lives.
His name became shorthand for assisted death or mercy killing: They called him Dr. Death, but to his supporters he was a compassionate Kevorkian figure.
The name often carries a dark or sardonic edge when used allusively.
Disease diagnosis specialist
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- clinicianMedical care provider
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
Michigan · hospital · diagnosis · terminal · patient · practice · oath · malpractice
Cultural or social prohibition
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
contentious · debate · unconventional · scandalous · hot-button · prosecution · acquittal · conviction
Nearing death phase
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- dignityInnate personal worth
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
voluntary · incurable · humane · choice · palliative · exit · consent
pathologist
Disease diagnosis specialist
revocation · Michigan · hospital · diagnosis · terminal · patient · practice · oath · malpractice · profession
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
provocative · contentious · debate · unconventional · scandalous · hot-button · prosecution · acquittal · conviction · activism
end-of-life
Nearing death phase
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- dignityInnate personal worth
self-determination · voluntary · incurable · humane · choice · palliative · exit · consent
Kevorkianlife-saver
One who rescues another
Jonas Salk · miracle worker · healer · Ben Carson · Florence Nightingale