A reference to Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the physician whose name is synomous with assisted suicide. Dr. Kevorkian publicized and used his “suicide machine” to assist seriously ill patients in committing suicide. Dr. Kevorkian chose to practice in Michigan because as of 1992 assisted suicide was not a crime in Michigan. In 1992, Michigan made assisting suicide a felony. Most states, but not all, prohibit anyone from assisting someone in suicide.