?In the past, we have seen many issues that have affected the opinions and opposing beliefs of American people. An issue such as assisted suicide, “A form of self-inflicted death in which a person voluntarily brings about his or her own death with the help of another, usually a physician, relative, or friend” has shown up in the past and is still being debated upon in the present. Such a topic might not be too appealing, but it is very controversial with many different opinions on it in the eyes of the public. There have been numerous cases in the past that have tested the legality for the use of euthanasia, but the numerous trials of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the 1990’s are undoubtedly the cases that attracted the most attention from the people during that time on this debatable topic. “Dr. Death,” the nickname given to Kevorkian by the people, was fighting for the fatally ill and their right to choose how they die as it led to battles against his prosecutors and the court system. He risked his own freedom and life to accomplish what he was fighting for and the public during that time gave their insight on his actions through interviews, newspapers and more. I believe his 1999 conviction for second-degree murder had been decided in an unlawful manner. Many physicians reconsider administering the lethal injection to any patient for the issue that their career can be in jeopardy. However, a poll taken in 1996 shows both doctors and people of that year were in favor for assisted suicide. “Opinion polls reveal strong support for the legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide among the medical profession, and among the population at large. A majority of medical practitioners (54%) are in favor of changing the law to allow PAS in some circumstances, with only 36% of respondents opposing such a change. 55% felt that this should be permissible if the person had a terminal condition or was in a state of extreme mental or physical suffering.” (Glasgow University Physician Assisted Suicide Report, 1996). Although polls show the majority of the people are for euthanasia, it falls under a grey area for the physicians and doctors as the Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation said, “It changes the role of the physician in society from the traditional role of healer to that of executioner, a role a great majority of doctors are unwilling to step into.” Dr. Jack Kevorkian had no problem being a healer and executioner as he administered hundreds of patients’ lethal injection and expressed his beliefs to the media hoping to have an affect on public interest during the 1990’s. Born and raised in Pontiac Michigan, Jacob Kevorkian actually earned the nickname “Jack” when his American teacher misread his birth certificate. In 1986, he learned that in the Netherlands, doctors were helping patients die by lethal injection and this was the start to Kevorkian’s crusade in assisting suicides of at least a hundred people throughout the nation. Dr. Kevorkian who now had a medical license made his first suicide machine and called it ‘Thantron” meaning Instrument of Death in Greek. Using Kevorkian’s machine, patients were able to administer the fatal dose of the poison themselves. In the year of 1990, Kevorkian became the focus of national attention after he assisted in Janet Adkins’ suicide. She was a 45-year-old Alzheimer patient from Michigan and was a member of an organization called Hemlock Society that advocated voluntary euthanasia. Ronald Adkins in a press conference read the suicide note written by his wife prior to meeting with Kevorkian. 'I have decided for the following reasons to take my own life,'' it said. ''This is a decision taken in a normal state of mind and is fully considered. I have Alzheimer's disease and I do not want to let it progress any further. I do not want to p