Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Should a Death Row Inmate Be Saved from a Suicide Attempt?', 1.
Extract

If a person is set for execution on a particular day and that death row inmate attempts suicide, I do believe that he or she should be rescued from killing themselves. From an ethical standpoint, killing oneself would take away justification for the victim that the inmate killed. From a religious outlook, committing suicide is a sin, according to the Bible. And from a political perspective, a last minuet exoneration is feasible.
Ethically, I do not believe the death row inmate should have the privilege of taking his own life for committing such a heinous crime. …

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