Russell Thayer Professor Neuburger English Comp.

102 22 February 2012 A Case of Assisted Suicide Jack Kevorkian is a Pathologist and controversial proponent of Euthanasia. While such an occupation is objectionable in the minds of many, it is the physicians irreverent, often scattered-brained approach to the work that spawns much of the criticism. Consider the statement, In turning to get a pair of pliers, I accidentally knocked over the container of thiopental solutionI drove forty-five miles home and got some more. They [Janet and her Sister] were dismayed to learn of the spill, and opted to accompany me on the extra round trip (322). Such a careless action undoubtedly added to the morbidity and foreboding of the whole affair, yet Kevorkian never acknowledges this, or apologizes. He also does not seem to grasp the undear nature of staging such a procedure within an aging, rusted van. This is exemplified when Kevorkian responds to critics by saying, In the first place, the twenty-two-year-old body may have been rusting on the outside, but its interior was clean and comfortable (320). Clearly, it is the cheapened nature associated with performing the procedure in such a location, and not the cosmetic conditions that is the primary source of most moral objections. This may not be intentional on Kevorkians part, but it adds much to the already vehement criticism of his work.

Kevorkian, Jack. "A Case of Assisted Suicide." Power of Language - Language of Power. Vol. 2nd Custom Edition for Ozark Technical Community College. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 317-323. Print.

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