Pro: sense of retribution Of the "four major ... But "ultimately, it provides capital punishment with its only truly moral foundation". Supporters often point to religious justification based ...

In many politically conservative states, a subtle yet significant shift in the pro-life movement is underway: a move toward a ...

Capital punishment is vengeance rather than retribution and, as such, is a morally dubious concept The anticipatory suffering of the criminal, who may be kept on death row for many years ...

(photo: Dan Henson / Shutterstock) President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to overturn Supreme Court precedents restricting capital punishment and expand states ...

The proposal would link capital punishment abolishment with prohibitions on state funding for abortion or physician-assisted suicide.

Some view the death penalty as a “merciful” source of closure to the victim’s family and friends. But after a brief period of ...

Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to overturn Supreme Court precedents restricting capital punishment and expand states’ access to lethal drugs used in executions.