As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether the wish of the patient is medically justified.

— Jack Kevorkian

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.

— Jack Kevorkian

I'm not a romantic.

— Jack Kevorkian

I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.

— Jack Kevorkian

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.

— Jack Kevorkian

My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.

— Jack Kevorkian

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.

— Jack Kevorkian

The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.

— Jack Kevorkian

The patient decides when it's best to go.

— Jack Kevorkian

The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to the best medical advice and what the physician wants.

— Jack Kevorkian