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Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
Assisted suicide is legal in five states and the District of Columbia. Will other states soon join the group?
Protesters gather outside the state Capitol building on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Little Rock, Ark., to voice their opposition to Arkansas' seven upcoming executions. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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Andrew DeMillo - Associated PressKelly P. Kissel - Associated Press
A federal judge halted Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute several inmates before the end of the month because one of its execution drugs is about to expire.
A sign for the Department of Correction's Cummins Unit prison in Varner, Ark. Seven prisoners have been scheduled to die at the prison in April as Arkansas rushes to use an execution drug that expires in May. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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Kevin Clarke
Remarkably, the death sentences are being pushed through this month in an effort to beat the May expiration date for the state’s supply of midazolam, a controversial sedative that is one of three drugs used in lethal injections.
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Karen Clifton
Why do we use violence to solve violence?
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen on Jan. 31. The court sent a Texas death-row case back to lower courts on March 28, saying the inmate's intellectual disability should prevent his execution. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
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Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The court's 5-3 decision reversed a Texas appeals court ruling that said inmate Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled based on state criteria and could face execution.
A woman holds up a noose during a Feb. 18 protest against plans to reimpose the death penalty, promote contraceptives and intensify the drug war at the Walk for Life in Manila. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)
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Simone Orendain – Catholic News Service
The Philippines may reinstate the death penalty after it was put on hold 11 years ago.