Kevorkian furloughed from prison for hernia surgery

[truthpusher]

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Kevorkian furloughed from prison for hernia surgery
Associated Press
02/04/2005

DETROIT (AP) -- Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian was released from prison Thursday so he could undergo bilateral hernia surgery, his attorney said.

Kevorkian, 76, is serving a 10- to 25-year sentence for second-degree murder after being convicted of giving a fatal injection of drugs to a Lou Gehrig's disease patient in 1998.

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Kevorkian was given 10 minutes' notice early Thursday that he was being released from the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer, Morganroth said.

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Besides the hernia, Kevorkian reportedly has hepatitis C, high blood pressure, arthritis, a heart murmur, circulatory problems and the beginning stages of cataracts in his eyes.

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[Old and In the Way]

1. My mom died from ALS

Based on discussions with the Doctor and the attendents, we had a morphine drip administered. That stopped her suffering. I think it's a shame that this guy is spending time in jail for giving the patient what he asked for.

This society just can't come to grips with reality. For such a faith based society, we can't seem to let people depart from this world with any dignity.

[Psephos]

2. Time for Granholm to commute his sentence...

...can you think of a better candidate?

[Maple]

3. I hope he uses his free time

to beat it over the border to Canada. He'd be treated like a hero here.

[truthpusher]

4. He is a Hero! n/t

[liberalnurse]

5. I have never heard of a furlough from Prison......

especially for a convicted murderer who still has years left on his sentence. Now jails, they do it all the time to avoid cost of the medical treatment. .....Inmates return to finish a sentence but it's typically a mild crime......


Very suspicious.......

[liberalnurse]

6. Okay, he is not on a furlough....it's a round-trip.

A furlough is went they, the inmate is on his own and trusted to return. This is not the case as he is under 24/7 security and remains in custody. Thats a big difference.

[KT2000]

7. Wonder if he got Hep C

in prison. An article in Harper's a while ago discussed the pending Hepatitis C epidemic to come out of prisons - especially the privately run prisons. They have calculated the cost savings of letting the disease run rampant.

This is too sad.