As Kevorkian Nears Release; Only Oregon has Assisted-Suicide Law

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LANSING, Mich. - For nearly a decade, Dr. Jack Kevorkian waged a defiant campaign to help other people kill themselves.

The retired pathologist left bodies at hospital emergency rooms and motels and videotaped a death that was broadcast on CBS' "60 Minutes." His actions prompted battles over assisted suicide in many states.

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As Kevorkian Nears Release; Only Oregon has Assisted-Suicide Law

However, as he prepares to leave prison June 1 after serving more than eight years of a 10- to 25-year sentence in the death of a Michigan man, Kevorkian will find that only one state has a physician-assisted suicide law - Oregon.

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