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The Death Penalty: Is it Ethical?
This article is about the death penalty and whether it is or isn’t ethical. The death penalty is centuries old, and was first debated in the eighteenth century with the writings of Montesquieu and Voltaire. The first countries to abolish capital punishment were Venezuela in 1863, San Marino in 1865, and Costa Rica in 1877. Today, more than half of the countries in the world have ceased to use the death penalty by law and through practice. With the use of the lethal injection as the predominant means of capital punishment in America, it is a very controversial subject. The rate of support for the death penalty has been decreasing and many physicians have refused to inject the vigilantes, saying it is too inhumane. Many argue that it is cruel and unusual punishment, yet recent polls show that 60% of Americans still support the death penalty. Thirteen states of abolished it and 2/3 of all executions have taken place in 5 states since 1977. Those......

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