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Despite objections by many professional organizations,^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} the participation of physicians and nurses in capital punishment continues and is likely to become more common in the years ahead^9,10,11. This participation raises important questions about the ethical standards of the medical profession and how they should be enforced. The majority of Americans favor capital punishment,¹² and many physicians believe that medical participation in executions is not only ethical but a civic duty^13,14. Simply requiring that physicians not be forced to participate against their conscience would not put an end to medical involvement in capital punishment. Should medical organizations take a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Stages of Participation

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Stage Two

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Stage Five

Stage Six

Ethical Considerations

Restricting Physicians' Involvement in Executions

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