Euthanatos: Granholm to deny Kevorkian early parole despite poor health

His lawyer, Mayer Morganroth, warned last month that Kevorkian was in "dire shape" and might not live that long. Kevorkian suffers from high blood pressure, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosis and Hepatitis C, the lawyer said.

But the parole board, in a 7-2 vote, recommended the governor deny the application, according to documents released Thursday.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm will follow the recommendation, as she has done with similar recommendations on Kevorkian in 2003 and 2004, spokeswoman Liz Boyd said.

Sorta ironic that the father of the good death (as creepy a dude as he is... and he IS creepy) is being forced by a liberal Canadian to experience a bad death. He is otherwise due for parole in 2007, although it doesn't particularly look like he's going to make it that long.