Episode 84: Dr. Jack Kevorkian Part 1

<p>In the late 80s and early 90s, Dr. Jack Kevorkian shocked the medical community and the world by creating and utilizing a death machine to help Americans commit suicide. By the time Kevorkian's career ended abruptly, it is estimated that he had assisted in upwards of 110 suicides. Although Kevorkian claimed all of his "patients" were terminally ill, it is debated whether this was actually the case. Did he really wish to help end people's suffering, or was something more sinister at play?</p> <p>Episode Sponsor: <a href="https://bit.ly/cmtsupod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Swiftest</a></p> <p>Submit questions and case suggestions <a href= "https://linktr.ee/cantmakethisshituppod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">HERE</a>.</p> <p>Email us at: <a href= "mailto:cantmakethisshituppod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">cantmakethisshituppod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Contact us by mail at:</p> <p>P.O. Box 903</p> <p>Solvang, CA 93464</p> <p> </p> <p>Source Material:</p> <p><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian#:~:text=Murad%20Jacob%20%22Jack%22%20Kevorkian%20(,Dying%20is%20not%20a%20crime%22." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Kevorkian</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/us/04kevorkian.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chronology of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and Assisted Suicide Campaign</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/kevorkian-victims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevorkian's Known Victims</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1115402/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevorkian and Assisted Death in the United States</a> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/06/us/doctor-tells-of-first-death-using-his-suicide-device.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doctor Tells of First Death Using His Suicide Device</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.oregonli