as for eggbert, the jury found him not guilty. >> you remember where this was? >> reporter: for the thomases, there are only pictures left. >> everybody's all dressed. look at jana, she looks great. >> and the doctor tried but acquitted in jana's case, joins me now from baltimore. thanks for joining us, doctor. you know, some folks have taken to calling you the new dr. death. i know that's not a term that sits well with you. the starting point, how would you explain what you do? >> i explain it very simply by saying it's something that somebody desperately wants to have happen. there are a lot of people who are suffering, there are a lot of people who have suffered, and have come to the point where they can't handle it anymore so they want out. >> you don't like the term suicide, even, i understand. why not? >> well, suicide has a lot of negative connotations, especially from a religious point of view, and so basically the reason we try and use the word like hastening death, for example, the -- is because of the stigma associated with it. you know, just a few ye