An oil painting by Dr. Jack Kevorkian is seen during a press preview for the Sale of the Estate of Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology in New York October 27, 2011. The items from the estate will be held for auction on October 28.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) 

Prescription bottles prescribed by Dr. Jack Kevorkian are seen during a press preview for the Sale of the Estate of Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology in New York October 27, 2011. The items from the estate will be held for auction on October 28.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's "Thanatron", often referred in the media as the "Death Machine", is seen during a press preview for the Sale of the Estate of Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology in New York October 27, 2011. The items from the estate will be held for auction on October 28.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian driver's license is seen during a press preview for the Sale of the Estate of Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology in New York October 27, 2011. The items from the estate will be held for auction on October 28.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's "Thanatron", often referred in the media as the "Death Machine", is seen during a press preview for the Sale of the Estate of Jack Kevorkian at the New York Institute of Technology in New York October 27, 2011. The items from the estate will be held for auction on October 28.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Helen Pompeian, a long-time friend of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, pauses in front of his flag-draped casket during a public memorial for Kevorkian at White Chapel cemetery in Troy, Michigan June 10, 2011. Kevorkian, known as "Dr. Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, died last week at age 83, his lawyer said. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH OBITUARY) 

A portrait of assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian is seen next to his flag-draped casket following a public memorial at White Chapel cemetery in Troy, Michigan June 10, 2011. Kevorkian, 83, died last week in hospital. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH OBITUARY) 

Mourners file past the flag-draped casket of assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian following a public memorial at White Chapel cemetery in Troy, Michigan June 10, 2011. Kevorkian, 83, died last week in hospital. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH OBITUARY) 

Mourners file past the flag-draped casket of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian following a public memorial at White Chapel cemetery in Troy, Michigan June 10, 2011. Kevorkian, known as "Dr. Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, died last week at age 83, his lawyer said. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH OBITUARY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Right-to-die activist Jack Kevorkian, a former pathologist, arrives at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 16, 2011. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEADSHOT HEALTH) (GOLDENGLOBES-ARRIVALS) 

Right-to-die activist Jack Kevorkian, a former pathologist, arrives at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (GOLDENGLOBES-ARRIVALS) 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a right-to-die activist, arrives at the 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood, California January 14, 2011. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEALTH) 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian poses at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT HEALTH) (EMMYS/ARRIVALS) 

Cast member Al Pacino arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEADSHOT) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about his life, in New York April 14, 2010. Also in the picture are director Barry Levinson (R) and actor John Goodman. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Actress Rondi Reed arrives for the premiere of the film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Cast member Al Pacino arrives for the premiere of the film "You Don't Know Jack" about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEADSHOT) 

Cast member Susan Sarandon arrives in crutches for the premiere of the film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Cast member Al Pacino arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Cast member Susan Sarandon arrives for the premiere of the film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (R) shakes hands with actor John Goodman at the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about Kevorkian's life, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (R) arrives with actor Al Pacino, who plays Kevorkian in the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", during the film's premiere in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about his life, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEADSHOT) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about his life, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Cast member Susan Sarandon arrives in crutches for the premiere of the film "You Don't Know Jack", about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) poses with actor Al Pacino (L) and director Barry Levinson during the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about Kevorkian's life, in New York April 14, 2010. Pacino plays Kevorkian in the film. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian poses with actor Al Pacino (R), who plays Kevorkian in the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", during the film's premiere in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack", which is about his life, in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE) 

Cast member Al Pacino arrives for the premiere of the TV film "You Don't Know Jack" about the life of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in New York April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES PROFILE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT) 

Jack Kevorkian announces he is running in the November election as an Independent for a seat in the US Congress during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan March 24, 2008. Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Jack Kevorkian attends a news conference where he announced he is running in the November election as an Independent for a seat in the US Congress, in Southfield, Michigan March 24, 2008. Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Jack Kevorkian announces he is running in the November election as an Independent for a seat in the US Congress during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan March 24, 2008. Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Jack Kevorkian waits to announce he is running in the November election as an Independent for a seat in the US Congress during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan March 24, 2008. Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Jack Kevorkian announces he is running in the November election as an Independent for a seat in the US Congress during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan March 24, 2008. Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Carol Sutton, from the activist group 'Not Dead Yet', protests outside a news conference being held by assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian talks with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Members from the activist group 'Not Dead Yet' Teddy Fitzmaurice (L) and Carol Sutton protest outside a news conference being held by assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian speaks with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian talks with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) talks with the media as his attorney Mayer Morganroth listens during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian talks with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian holds up a small book of his writings during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian talks with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) talks about his plans now that he is out of prison while his attorney Mayer Morganroth listens during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) and his attorney Mayer Morganroth talk with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) and attorneys Jeffrey (L) and Mayer Morganroth (R) talk with the media during a news conference in Southfield, Michigan June 5, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) walks out of Lakeland Correctional Facility with his attorney Mayer Morganroth in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Two corrections officers stand guard outside an entrance to Lakeland Correctional Facility prior to the release of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Two corrections officers stand guard in the middle of the driveway to an entrance to Lakeland Correctional Facility prior to the release of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) walks out of Lakeland Correctional Facility with his attorney Mayer Morganroth and supporters in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (blue sweater) walks out of Lakeland Correctional Facility with his attorney Mayer Morganroth (R) and supporters in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Supporters of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, Michele Ash (R), Marie Sherman (M) and Bobbi Schirk hold signs across the street from Lakeland Correctional Facility as Kevorkian is released in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (blue sweater) is escorted by supporters into a waiting van after being released from Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) speaks briefly with the media after being released from Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) walks out of Lakeland Correctional Facility with attorney Jeffrey Morganroth (R) and supporters Ruth Holms (L) and Sarah Tucker (R, back) in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Supporters of assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, Michele Ash (R) and Marie Sherman hold signs across the street from Lakeland Correctional Facility as Kevorkian is released in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (blue sweater) is hugged by 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace after Kevorkian was released from Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (C) walks out of Lakeland Correctional Facility with his attorney Mayer Morganroth (R) and supporters in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES) 

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian (L) and his attorney Mayer Morganroth (R) briefly speak with the media as Sarah Tucker (L) and Ruth Holms listen after Kevorkian was released from Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan June 1, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Osario/Pool (UNITED STATES)