I've read some convincing arguments that Kevorkian wasn't and isn't a criminal, and I strongly support the individual's right to end his own life. I can't help but believe, however, that Kevorkian's not really the best figure around which to frame the debate over assisted suicide.

He always struck me as creepy and a little off-kilter, as if he was doing something he enjoyed--and it would take a particular mind and a subtle grasp of some complex philosophical principles to find rational enjoyment in ending the life of a terminally ill patient. If my negative opinion of the man is because of media portrayal , then my apoligies to him. At this point, though, I remain unconvinced.