Kevorkian Assists in Student’s Suicide
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From Times Wire Reports
A paralyzed university student who won the right to leave a hospital and consult with Dr. Jack Kevorkian committed suicide hours later with his help, Kevorkian’s lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger, said. Roosevelt Dawson, 21, an Oakland University student from Southfield, had been unable to use his arms and legs and had depended on a ventilator to breathe since a viral infection attacked his spinal cord 13 months ago. Dawson is the youngest person known to have committed suicide with Kevorkian’s help.
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