Presents a series of essays that discuss the moral and ethical controversy over capital punishment in America.
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Executions are only just if they meet stringent moral conditions / Lloyd Steffen -- Arguments against the death penalty are flawed / Thomas R. Eddlem -- Retribution is a moral reason for capital punishment / Walter Berns -- The possibility that the death penalty deters murder justifies its use / Ernest van den Haag -- The risk of executing the innocent makes the death penalty unfair / Joseph P. Shapiro -- Capital punishment is a just consequence for those who choose evil / Gregory Koukl -- Women are often unfairly spared the death penalty / Thad Rueter -- Racist courts make capital punishment extremely unjust for African American defendants / Richard C. Dieter -- The execution of juveniles in the United States violates international human rights law / Amnesty International USA -- Capital punishemnt of the mentally disabled requires special consideration / Douglas Mossman -- It is unethical for health care workers to participate in executions / Dave Holmes and Cary Federman.