Kevorkian Released Today

Jack Kevorkian, aka "Dr. Death," was released today. Sentenced to prison for his role in the suicide of a patient with Lou Gherig's disease (as shown on CBS's "60 Minutes"), Kevorkian has never shown remorse for his role in approximately 130 deaths.

Although Kevorkian is barred by his parole agreement from involving himself in any more suicides, as I mentioned a few days ago, it is being widely reported that several groups are willing to pay anywhere from $50,000-100,000 for him to speak.

More amazing is how quickly Kevorkian has recovered from all that ailed him in prison. His attorney claimed that his client's release was necessary for a variety of medical reasons but Kevorkian's early release was (obviously) declined every time.

Although seen as one of the faces of the assisted suicide movement, I think his release may actually hurt rather than help their cause because Kevorkian comes across as less than compassionate-- which is a cornerstone of the pro-death argument.

Sadly, many people are buying into the assisted suicide mentality and many are pushing to have it legalized and, just like pro-abortion groups, they hope to one day have it normalized.

As Burke Balch of National Right to Life has repeatedly said: the right to die may one day become a duty to die.