Kevorkian was originally charged in the Youk case with violating Michigan's ban on assisted suicide, but that charge was later dropped because the prosecution sought to have him convicted on the more serious charge of second-degree murder, on which he was subsequently sentenced to 10-to-25 years in prison.  

Kevorkian was paroled and let out of prison this past June, 2007, due to "ill health."  

But, of course, Kevorkian, who his lawyers had claimed suffered from all sorts of life-debilitating ailments, never seems to have considered the obvious antidote to all his medical problems - suicide.  But what's good enough for others is certainly not good for Dr. Death, apparently.  

In fact, Dr. Death seems to have made a remarkable recovery as evidenced by his planned trip to the University of Florida.  

Although a Michigan university now has the shame of hosting Kevorkian's first speech since he left prison after serving only eight years of his sentence, Kevorkian was suppose to have given the University of Florida that distinct disgrace back in October.  However, the University of Florida postponed Dr. Death's address due to "security concerns" after the John Kerry-taser incident.  Kevorkian is rumored to be asking for $50,000 for his Florida talk, which is now scheduled for January 2008.

So I guess I find it a little ironic that Kevorkian will be talking about prison reform at Wayne State today.  Isn't he the poster child for everything that is WRONG with our prison system today?   Here, a convicted murderer doesn't even serve the MINIMUM sentence and is free to prance about the country peddling his euthanasia agenda (for a substantial fee, of course) just as he did once before.  I'm curious as to what type of "reforms" Kevorkian exactly wants - probation for first timers convicted of murder, perhaps?  

What utter insanity.

There will be a pro-life protest of the event outside the Helen LeRoy Auditorium on the main campus of Wayne State starting around 11 am. Dr. Death's "talk" is supposed to begin at 12 pm.  

If you are free and in the area, I encourage you to participate and be one more shining light upon an intellectual culture at Wayne State University that is increasingly consumed by utter darkness.
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This week's planned column concerning the re-organization of Planned Parenthood's Michigan Empire will appear next Thursday.  

About the author: Andrew Shirvell, Esq., is a pro-life citizen activist who writes a weekly column that is published every Thursday for RightMichigan.com in which he focuses upon Michigan pro-life issues. Shirvell attended Ave Maria School of Law - Ann Arbor, where he served as president of the school's Bioethics Society, from 2004-2005.  He also served as president of Students for Life at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, from 2000-2002.