A compendium of opinion on the moral and ethical issues surrounding capital punishment, including whether it deters murder and whether it's too expensive to retain.

The death penalty violated the Constitution of the United States / Justice John Paul Stevens -- The death penalty does not violate the U.S. Constitution / Justice Antonin Gregory Scalia -- Capital punishment is morally justified / Casey Carmical -- The death penalty deters murder / Center for Individual Freedom -- The death penalty has not been proven to deter murder / Jeremy J. Collins -- Capital punishment should never be considered in child rape cases / Justice Anthony McLeod Kennedy -- Capital punishment should be considered in certain child rape cases / Justice Samuel Anthony Alito -- Legislation will help prevent racial bias in death penalty convictions / Desiree Evans -- Legislation will not help prevent racial bias in death penalty convictions / Tara Servatius -- Physician participation in executions is unethical / Daniel N. Lerman -- Physician participation in executions is not unethical / Dudley Sharp -- The death penalty violates human rights / Amnesty International -- The death penalty should be decided only under a specific guideline / Luis Klarevas -- Capital punishment is too expensive to retain / Richard C. Dieter -- Women are more often spared the death penalty / Gabrielle Banks.