kevorkian? well, a lot of people have already said jack was maybe not the best spokesperson for end-of-life issues and that he was too brash or this or that or too flying off the handle. and maybe in some cases that was true, but the truth is that he was passionate about this issue, is passionate about this issue. and he brought it into our living rooms. he brought it into the culture in way that has engendered a debate that continues to this day. unfortunately it s a very polarized debate at this point, but i think we all have jack kevorkian to thank that the issue is out in the open and that we can talk about it. larry: thank you, terry. terry youk, the brother of the late thomas youk. well said. the documentary of kevorkian airs monday nun, june 28th that ll show it many times on hbo. does anybody really know what makes jack kevorkian tick?
the 8 1/2 years spent behind bars. is he miss under? complicated? the complex complicated mr. jack kevorkian is next on larry king live. we welcome dr. jack kevorkian back to larry king live. he s a pathologist and a right to die activist. he claims to have been involved in at least 130 physician-assisted suicides. you ll remember he served more than eight years in prison for second degree murder in the 1998 death of thomas youth. he s the focus of a new documentary kevorkian that premieres june 28. much of the film focuses on dr. kevorkian s life since his parole in 2007. by the way, he was with us right after his parole. but it provides the insights and attitudes and experiences that have shaped a controversial career. take a look. all my research through residency was done trying to find out when a person dies exactly what point is their death. before i met jack, he did some research on the eye in death where he looked at the retinas of people in their last momen