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

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

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

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

The president's order aimed at expanding access to IVF has come under fire from groups opposing the discarding of unused ...

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

Recent legislative efforts to end capital punishment in Indiana have repeatedly ... and comes at the controversial issue from a pro-life perspective. At the very least, death penalty critics ...

Connecticut companies would be banned from selling drugs used in capital punishment under bill opposed by state hospitals.

It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...