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"House calls at the death chamber?" is by Steve Ford, the editorial page editor of North Carolina's News & Observer.  It appeared in the Sunday edition. Across a grand stage in Washington last Sunday strode the newly minted physicians -- one of them a close acquaintance of mine ever since he first drew breath in Rex Hospital -- to accept their diplomas. Then came the inspirational speechifying, the welcome from elders in the healing profession, the calls to selflessness and dedication, always in service to the patient.But what if the "patient" happens to be a condemned inmate being put down by lethal injection?There's really no wonder that doctors, through their professional organizations, stand strongly against having any kind of role in executions...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 26, 2009 (boomark / email).