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因帮助患绝症病人离开人世而闻名的杰克·克沃基安,最近被底特律地方法院宣判无罪。一个由9女3男组成的陪审团5月2日表示,他们不能判曾帮助病人自杀的这位65岁老人违反密执安州自杀法例。他们认为这位已退休的病理学家只是为了结束病人的痛苦,而不是为了杀人。安乐死研究及指导组织主席汉弗莱说,虽然美国医疗协会反对安乐死,但近过半数的美国医生私下支持由医生协助病人安乐死,汉弗莱说,美国有数以百计的医生像杰克·克沃基安医生那样做,但他们是悄悄的、秘密地进行,因为他们不想与法律对抗。目前,美国有23个州的法律禁止协助他人自杀。人们相信,这宗有关安乐死案件的判决将给
Jack Kerwijian, best known for helping to leave terminally ill patients dead, was recently acquitted by the District Court in Detroit. A jury of 9 women and 3 men said on 2 May that they could not convict the 65-year-old who had helped the patient commit suicide in violation of the Michigan State Suicide Act. They think the retired pathologist just to end the patient’s pain, not to kill. Humphrey, chairman of the euthanasia research and guidance organization, said that while the AMS is opposed to euthanasia, nearly half of U.S. physicians are privately supported by doctors to help patients euthanize Humphrey said there are hundreds of U.S. physicians like Jack Kewo Kean did it, but they were quietly and secretly doing because they did not want to fight the law. At present, laws in 23 U.S. states prohibit assisting others in committing suicide. People believe that the ruling on euthanasia cases will be given