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It's emotionalism. You know, when heart transplants first started... there was the same...

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Jack Kevorkian: It's emotionalism. You know, when heart transplants first started... there was the same prevalent feeling, I mean, even among doctors... that it was wrong, it was contrary to God's will, contrary to nature. Isn't it ghoulish to rip a person's chest open and take out a heart? Or a bypass operation? Ether is the same thing. You have ether, been around for centuries, it wasn't used. Not till 1846. It was discovered in 1543... and before that, everybody was being operated on while they were awake. Surgeons were cutting them open while they were awake. Did you know that, Geoff? Geoffery Fieger: No. Jack Kevorkian: On, yes. And you know why it was banned? Because of religious dogma. Because of the foolish notion... that there's a God Almighty who wills us to suffer.


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You're aware that people think you are a ghoul? It's emotionalism. When heart transplants first started, There was the same prevalent feeling, Even among doctors, that it was wrong. It was contrary to god's will, Contrary to nature. Isn't it ghoulish to rip A person's chest open And take out a heart, Or a bypass opation? Ether is the same thing. You have ether, been around for centuries- It wasn't used, Not till 1846. It was discovered in 1543, and before that Everybody was being operated on while they were awake! Surgeons were cutting them open while they were awake. Did you know that, Geoff? - No. - Oh, yes. And you know why it was banned? Because of religious dogma. Because of the foolish notion That there's a god almighty who wills us to suffer. Do you turn patients down? I turn- 97% to 98% Of the patients who contact me, I turn them down. Should there be second opinions? Always a second opinion. A third opinion. - But there wasn't in your case. - No, there wasn't, Because no one cooperates with me. What do you say to people who say, "dr. Kevorkian, you are playing god"? I say to them, "so what? " When a doctor gives you a pill, he's playing god Because he's interfering with your natural process. All doctors believe they're god. They shouldn't, but they do. But I prefer that than the doctors Who are more interested in their stock portfolios Than they are in their patients. Did you see the way she looked at you? She probably thought I was unattainable. She was very smitten. - I knew I should've called her Barbara. - Coffee? - Yeah. - Decaf? - No no, decaf's for cowards. The autopsy proved that Mrs. Wantz had No anatomical evidence of disease in her entire body. It was all in her head and he knows it. And Mrs. Miller, although she had a terrible disease,

Clip duration: 132 seconds
Views: 232
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 13 December, 2020
Genres: drama, tv movie
Summary: Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.


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