20/05/2011 14:55
“Dr. Death” in hospital
Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, known as “Dr. Death,” is in a Detroit-area hospital with pneumonia and kidney problems, AFP reported.
Kevorkian's attorney, Mayer Morganroth, said that the 82-year-old pathologist was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday night. Morganroth said that Kevorkian was in hospital several weeks ago for four days and that he had a relapse but was "getting better" on Thursday.
Kevorkian was released from a Michigan prison in 2007 after serving eight years for second-degree murder. He claims to have assisted in at least 130 suicides.