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PBS NewsHour | Jack Kevorkian, Doctor who Brought Assisted Suicide to National Spotlight, Dies | PBS

Duration: 02:29
Program: PBS NewsHour #10042
Broadcast Date: Jun. 3, 2011

Dr. Jack Kevorkian died Friday at a Michigan hospital while being treated for pneumonia and kidney problems. He was 83. Ray Suarez reports on the man who brought the issue of doctor-assisted suicide into the national spotlight.

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Post Date: June 6, 2011