I say Hero.

Ditto. :yes:

I have always maintained that a person's life is their's to dispose with as they please. If they wish to end it, that is their right. If they wish to ask for help, and someone is willing to do this, I don't see any problem there either. Now, I don't know if this makes Kevorkian a hero, but since the alternative is not to help, and to let those people who wish to die possibly suffer unnecessarily, I would call him compassionate.

:nigel:

The Rev

(BTW, I wasn't interrupting anything, was I? ;) ).

hero

I say not, because I think that it ultimately became all about him, an ego trip, rather than about helping people end their lives peacefully.

I say not, because I think that it ultimately became all about him, an ego trip, rather than about helping people end their lives peacefully.


I think it may seem like it became all about him, because of the media's focus. :-/

Dunno about the word hero but I'd likely do what he did so I guess I'll stick with rev and call it compassion.

Ya I don't know about the word hero either. He was offering a service, which he was getting paid for. He did sacrifice his freedom to do this though. But, had he succeeded in his efforts to make assisted suicide legal, it would've benefit him as his business probably would've made him a killing! :lol:

I hope there's someone like him around when I get old and I'm in terminal pain.

I think it may seem like it became all about him, because of the media's focus. :-/

I agree....he was another victim of the media and it's neverending quest to crucify whomever will give them enough "dirt" to drag out a story FOREVER. I don't know if I would use the word hero either, but certainly compassionate. I know if I or anyone I cared for was suffering and going to die , I would want that option available. :-/

I say not, because I think that it ultimately became all about him, an ego trip, rather than about helping people end their lives peacefully.

I don't think that was his intention. I think he was just doing what he thought was right and the people who have never been in the situation of needing help to end a painful "non-living" life got thier panties all in a bunch.

I would not call him a hero though. I think that word is overused these days. There definitely is a strong element of martyrdom to his story, but I don't often call martyrs heros either.