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"Kevorkian is born in Pontiac, Michigan"
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Graduates from med school
"Graduates from University of Michigan medical school with a specialty in pathology."
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"Becomes chief pathologist."
Works "at Saratoga General Hospital in Detroit"
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"Quits pathology career"
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Builds the Thanatron
"Using $30 worth of scrap parts scrounged from garage sales and hardware stores, Kevorkian builds his "suicide machine" at the kitchen table of his Royal Oak, Michigan, apartment."
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Kevorkian performs his first PAS
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Kevorkian is banned from assisting suicides
"An Oakland County Circuit Court Judge enjoins Kevorkian from aiding in any suicides."
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Kevorkian's medical license is revoked
"The state Board of Medicine summarily revokes Kevorkian's license to practice medicine in Michigan."
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Michigan bans assisted suicide
"The Michigan Legislature passes a ban on assisted suicide to take effect on March 30, 1993."
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Oregon is the first state to legalize PAS
"Voters pass a tightly restricted Death with Dignity Act. But legal appeals keep the law from taking effect."
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Kevorkian performs his last PAS
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Kevorkian is sentenced to prison
"Convicted of second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance in the death of Youk, a Michigan judge sentences Kevorkian to 10-25 years in prison."
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"Kevorkian leaves prison"
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"Kevorkian dies."
"Kevorkian dies at age 83 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., after a short illness
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