Dr. Jack Kevorkian, often referred to as "Dr. Death," was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent who gained notoriety in the 1990s for his advocacy of physician-assisted suicide. Born on May 26, 1928, in Pontiac, Michigan, Kevorkian believed that terminally ill patients should have the right to end their own lives with medical assistance to avoid prolonged suffering.Kevorkian's most infamous invention was the "Mercitron" (also known as the "Mercy Machine"), a device designed to allow patients to self-administer a lethal dose of medication. He claimed to have assisted in the deaths of over 130 patients between 1990 and 1998. His actions and the ethical debates they sparked garnered significant media attention and public controversy.

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