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22 Sep 2007, 9:36 pm
But in an attempt to make executions more humane -- and make sure they don't violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment -- 37 of the 38 states that have capital punishment have adopted lethal injection (Nebraska uses the electric chair).This has many states using doctors and other medical professionals as active participants in executions -- although their roles vary widely.Some, such as Texas, have the doctor simply pronounce death. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 8:22 pm
"The state, however, says the plan's goal is to ensure "a dignified and humane death" for the 381 men now awaiting execution. [read post]
19 May 2007, 10:12 am
In addition, on 4 May 2007, the Tennessee Attorney General requested an execution date for Daryl Holton, a former soldier with a history of depression, who has effectively waived his appeals and has been found competent to do so.The execution of another "volunteer", Carey Dean Moore, due to be carried out in Nebraska on 8 May 2007, was stopped by the state Supreme Court on 2 May in view of concerns - not raised by Moore - about Nebraska's use of the electric chair. [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 12:13 pm
My take: Unlike the earlier decision, today's ruling respects the views of the overwhelming number of Americans -- pro-life and pro-choice alike -- who believe that partial-birth-abortion is a procedure that a decent and humane society need not permit. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 5:56 am
Ironically, as Texas has evolved from its rough-hewn past, ithas become a less humane society, by national and global standards.Public support of the death penalty in Texas has consistently tracked abovenational support in opinion surveys, typically by aboutby as much as 10percentage points. [read post]
21 Mar 2007, 12:46 am
Nebraska College of Law"A Multiplicity of Actors and Transnational Governance": Erika George, U. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 5:56 am
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska. [read post]
11 Apr 2006, 12:21 pm
-based Humane Society of the United States. [read post]
