The hippocratic paradox: the role of the medical profession in capital punishment in the United States.
INTRODUCTION Although the outcome may be death, the act of the physician may be solely to provide comfort. In this case, a physician is not acting as a tool of the government; he is acting as a physician whose goals temporarily align with the goals of the...

Lessons learned; No stranger to tough politics, ex-governor keeps a close eye on current presidential race.
Byline: Pamela H. Sacks Former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is crystal clear about what's at stake for him in the upcoming presidential election. "If I'd beaten old man Bush you'd have never heard of the kid, and we wouldn't be in this mess," Mr. Dukakis...

Proposed reforms to the Illinois capital punishment system: a status report: a co-chair of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment reports on the fate of various commission proposals for death-penalty reform. While the system is better, there is ample room for improvement.
It has been over seven years since former governor George h. Ryan imposed a moratorium on executions, five years since the Illinois Governor's commission on capital Punishment made its 85 recommendations on ways the system could be made more "just, fair and accurate," (1) and four years since Governor...

New Jersey repeals capital punishment.
New Jersey became the first state in decades to repeal the death penalty as Governor Jon S. Corzine signed a measure to end what he called "state-endorsed killing." The state had reestablished capital punishment in 1982, but no executions had taken place. In addition to signing the...

Capital punishment in the United States and beyond.
[This article explores the controversial topic of capital punishment, with a particular focus on its longstanding application in the United States. The use of the death penalty in the US has been the subject of much criticism both domestically and internationally. The numerous concerns addressed in this article relate...

Killer comfort: two death-row inmates force a moratorium on capital punishment.
ABOUT 7 o'clock on the morning of April 9, 1990, Tina Earley was dropping off her husband, Edward, at a dry-cleaning business they owned in Lexington, Ky., when a car driven by Thomas Clyde Bowling slammed into her vehicle. For reasons that remain unclear, Bowling jumped out of his...

Preston, Kujawski face off.
Byline: Craig S. Semon In the Democratic primary election Tuesday, Richard E. Preston is seeking the 8th Worcester District state representative seat held the past 14 years by Paul J. Kujawski. Mr. Preston, 49, of 165 Main St., Douglas, said he wants to give residents...

Morgentaler's Order of Canada.
I was in the doctor's office yesterday, and, while waiting, picked up a copy of Maclean's Magazine containing an article by Andrew Coyne on Henry Morgentaler's being awarded the Order of Canada last July 1, Canada Day. It was good to see some movement in the direction of respect...

Pope John Paul II, Vatican II, and capital punishment.
INTRODUCTION I am very pleased to be participating in this conference on the legacy of Pope John Paul II. Although I am speaking on John Paul II's profound impact on the Church's teaching on the morality of capital punishment, I would like to begin with a few...

Wretched sisters; examining gender and capital punishment.
9780820478838 Wretched sisters; examining gender and capital punishment. Atwell, Mary Welek. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 242 pages $32.95 Paperback Studies in crime and punishment; v.19 KF9731 They were...