Doctors, the Death Penalty, and Lethal Injections

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The conservative political mood in the United States and the apparent failure of law-enforcement agencies to curb violent crime have resulted in a resurgence of support for the death penalty across the country. Fifteen years ago, a majority of Americans were against the death penalty. In 1981, a national Gallup poll indicated a large movement in the opposite direction: two thirds of those polled were in favor of capital punishment, and only 25 per cent were against it. In 1982, more states and more high courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, took steps favorable to the application of capital punishment. . . .

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