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Physicians and Execution

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

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The New England Journal of Medicine had an editorial recently on the role of physicians in executions spurred by the US Supreme Court case, Baze v. Rees. READ IT HERE. Baze v. Rees has called into question the current lethal injection protocol. The editorial explains the risk of the current lethal injection protocols in a clear and concise manner. The editorial takes the position that "physicians and other health care providers should not be involved in capital punishment. A profession dedicated to healing the sick has no place in the process of execution."I commend the journal for taking a stance in an issue that oftentimes is easier to ignore. Folks often forget that the death penalty doesn't only impact the executed, family of the murder victim, and family of the executed, it also impacts those involved with the process...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on February 15, 2008 (boomark / email).

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