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| Inmate Kevorkian Sought for Expert's Insight |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/06/2003 |
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Kevorkian will give a deposition on the effects of mercury exposure on humans, a topic he studied in the early 1970s. If the lawsuits go to trial, Kevorkian could be called to testify, said his attorney, Mayer Morganroth. Morganroth said the cases involve a plant worker in North Carolina who said he suffered health problems from chemical exposure and property owners who said their marshland was polluted by a plant in Georgia. The deposition is set for Aug. 4 at Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer County, where Kevorkian is serving 10 to 25 years for the 1998 injection death of Thomas Youk, 52, who had Lou Gehrig's disease. The death was videotaped and shown on national television. Kevorkian, 75, described it as a mercy killing. A jury convicted Kevorkian of second-degree murder, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal in October. Michigan banned assisted suicide in 1998 to stop Kevorkian from helping terminally ill people die. Kevorkian has said he assisted in 130 deaths. |
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