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Dr. Kevorkian
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Death with Dignity Act.
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The world's first Euthanasia society was formed in this city?
What is London
100
Dr. Kevorkian created what in order to allow his patients to commit assisted suicide?
What is death machine.
100
Name one of the nine states that criminalize assisted suicide through commom law.
What is Alabama, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, South Caroina, Vermont, or West Virginia.
100
This group considers its' members to be "angels of mercy".
What is Final Exit.
100
The Death with Dignity Act was enacted in this state?
What is Oregon.
200
The Euthanasia Society of America was formed in what city?
What is New York.
200
In what year was Dr. Kevorkian sentenced to 10-25 years in prison?
What is 1999.
200
Name one of the thirty-four states that have statutes criminalizing assisted suicide.
What is Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
200
This is the oldest binding document in history.
What is Hippocratic Oath.
200
A patient must be how old to participate?
What is 18 years old.
300
Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act in what year?
What is 1997.
300
What state passed a law that stopped Dr. Kevorkian from participating in any further suicides?
What is Michigan.
300
Name one of the three states that have abolished coomon law and don't have statutes criminalizing assisted suicide.
What is North Carolina, Utah, or Wyoming.
300
This man runs the non-profit organization Final Exit.
What is Jerry Dincin.
300
This act was enacted in what year?
What is 1997.
400
Assisted suicide laws took effect in 2002 in what countries?
What is the Netherlands and Belgium.
400
What drug was used in Dr. Kevorkian's "Death Machine" in a lethal dose?
What is potassium chloride.
400
In what year did Ohio's supreme court rule that assisted suicide was not a crime?
What is 1996.
400
What is the average age of the patients who have used the Death with Dignity Act from the date passed to 2008.
What is 70 years old
400
This is the final requirement for the Death with Dignity Act?
What is diagnosed with a terminal illness that will lead to death within six months.
500
This woman died nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed in 2005?
What is Terri Schiavo.
500
Dr. Kevorkian treated how many terminally ill patients?
What is 130
500
These two states permit physician-assisted suicide.
What is Oregon and Washington.
500
This Wisconsin statute currently prohibits the use of assisted suicide.
What is Wis. Stat. 940.12
500
This Sumpreme court case challenged the act in 2006?
What is Gonzales v. Oregon