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May 2022
53m 51s

“The Suicide Doctor” Jack Kevorkian Pt. ...

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By 1991, a court had blocked Dr. Kevorkian from helping patients end their lives. So he started meeting them in secret. Nearly a decade later, he took it a step further. Assisting suicides led to the more radical — and more legally dubious — medical euthanasia. The doctor directly killed a patient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a ... Show More
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