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Jack Kevorkian

"The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants."

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"The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants."

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"Among doctors in general, I think more than half support what I'm doing."
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"Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares."
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"It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture."
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"My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life."
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"I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?"
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"I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice."
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"A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine's a business today. It's a business."
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"My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion."
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