There are 152 inmates waiting for execution on death row in North Carolina. That number could possibly grow in years to come. While some people believe in the death penalty, other 's think it should be done away with. I’m one of those people who thinks that the death penalty isn 't good for our society. Religion, medical, sentencing people under 18 years old, and people who have died but were actually innocent are just some of the ways on why I feel we should abolish the death penalty. The death penalty is a very horrific practice that is still used to this day. The death penalty is when the court system orders people to be put to death. There are different ways in which a person can be put to death. In North Carolina, lethal injection
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Medical Broad states that if a physician participates in the death penalty then the physician is breaking his or her code of ethics (A6). When a physician is sworn in they have to abide by the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath is when a physician swears to do anything in their power to save a person from dying. Also in the same article "The Death Penalty?" it says that the Supreme Court ruled that the Medical Board cannot stop a physician from participating in the death penalty (A6). A doctor is sworn to save lives, not take them. So on one side you have the Hippocratic Oath and on the other side you have the ruling of the Supreme Court. There is always the possibility that something could go horribly wrong when giving an inmate lethal injection. There is this case in the state of Ohio where Romell Broom, a death row inmate, has to be given the lethal injection again. According to the article Ohio can retry execution of man who survived lethal injection attempt- state Supreme Court the state of Ohio ruled that they are going to give inmate Romell Broom the lethal injection again because the first try didn 't work out (2). So with this case, does a physician go against his code of ethics or does he put aside the court order and help that person? Because also in the article Ohio can retry execution of man who survived lethal injection attempt- state Supreme Court it states that Romell Broom was crying and screaming from the pain (3). Shoudn 't the physician have done something to help him. Also, since the lethal injection doesn 't always work, shouldn 't this show it should be done away
Medical Broad states that if a physician participates in the death penalty then the physician is breaking his or her code of ethics (A6). When a physician is sworn in they have to abide by the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath is when a physician swears to do anything in their power to save a person from dying. Also in the same article "The Death Penalty?" it says that the Supreme Court ruled that the Medical Board cannot stop a physician from participating in the death penalty (A6). A doctor is sworn to save lives, not take them. So on one side you have the Hippocratic Oath and on the other side you have the ruling of the Supreme Court. There is always the possibility that something could go horribly wrong when giving an inmate lethal injection. There is this case in the state of Ohio where Romell Broom, a death row inmate, has to be given the lethal injection again. According to the article Ohio can retry execution of man who survived lethal injection attempt- state Supreme Court the state of Ohio ruled that they are going to give inmate Romell Broom the lethal injection again because the first try didn 't work out (2). So with this case, does a physician go against his code of ethics or does he put aside the court order and help that person? Because also in the article Ohio can retry execution of man who survived lethal injection attempt- state Supreme Court it states that Romell Broom was crying and screaming from the pain (3). Shoudn 't the physician have done something to help him. Also, since the lethal injection doesn 't always work, shouldn 't this show it should be done away