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In his first assisted-suicide case, Kevorkian aids in the death of Janet Adkins.
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The Michigan Board of Medicine indefinitely suspends Kevorkian’s license.
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Michigan Governor John Engler signs a law banning assisted suicide. The law expires in November 1994 and a second law is passed in July 1998. In November 1998, Michigan voters reject a ballot initiative legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
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Kevorkian assists in the suicide of Thomas Hyde.
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Kevorkian is acquitted in the suicide of Thomas Hyde.
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Oregon becomes the first state to legalize assisted suicide when voters pass a tightly restricted Death with Dignity Act. Legal appeals keep the law from taking effect.
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A jury acquits Kevorkian in the deaths of Merian Frederick and Ali A. Khalili.
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Kevorkian is acquitted in the 1991 suicides of Sherry Miller and Marjorie Wantz.
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In Kevorkian’s fourth trial, the judge declares a mistrial. The case is later dropped.
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Oregon residents vote to uphold the state's assisted-suicide law, the first in the United States.
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Jack Kevorkian administers a lethal injection to Thomas Youk.
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“60 Minutes” airs the videotape of the death of Thomas Youk.
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Michigan charges Kevorkian with first-degree murder, violating the assisted suicide law, and delivering a controlled substance without a license in the death of Thomas Youk.
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After being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Thomas Youk, Kevorkian is sentenced to 10-25 years in prison.
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The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia or suicide.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals upholds Kevorkian’s conviction.
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The Michigan Supreme Court rejects Kevorkian’s request for a new trial.
