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Questions

CORE QUESTION
- Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?
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- Should States Authorize Other Methods of Execution Such as Hanging or the Firing Squad?
- Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished Because Innocent People May Be Executed?
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- Is the Death Penalty Immoral?
- Is Participation in Executions Ethical for Medical Professionals?
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- Should the US President Reinstate the Federal Death Penalty?
- Should the US President Commute the Sentences of Those on Federal Death Row?

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