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  2. Capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    Plato saw the death penalty as a means of purification, because crimes are a "defilement". Thus, in the Laws, he considered necessary the execution of the animal or the destruction of the object which caused the death of a man by accident. For the murderers, he considered that the act of homicide is not natural and is not fully consented by the ...

  3. Capital punishment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Three states abolished the death penalty for murder during the 19th century: Michigan (which Only executed 1 prisoner and is the first government in the English-speaking world to abolish capital punishment) [38] in 1847, Wisconsin in 1853, and Maine in 1887.

  4. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Debates about the ethics of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide date from ancient Greece and Rome. After the development of ether, physicians began advocating the use of anesthetics to relieve the pain of death. In 1870, Samuel Williams first proposed using anesthetics and morphine to intentionally end a patient's life.

  5. Why is the death penalty still used? Let's look at the pros ...

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    The death penalty is sought in only a fraction of murder cases, and it is often doled out capriciously. The National Academy of Sciences concludes that its role as a deterrent is ambiguous.

  6. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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    Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity. [36] [37] [38] A skilled nursing facility (SNF) is a nursing home certified to participate in, and be reimbursed by Medicare. Medicare is the federal program primarily for the aged (65+) who contributed to Social Security and Medicare while they were employed.

  7. Capital punishment by the United States federal government

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    If the state has no death penalty, the judge must select a state with the death penalty for carrying out the execution. [37] The federal government has a facility and regulations only for executions by lethal injection, but the United States Code allows U.S. Marshals to use state facilities and employees for federal executions. [38] [39]

  8. Assisted living options for wheelchair users - AOL

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    Assisted living costs $4,200/month, based on Caring.com's proprietary senior living cost data. This amount covers the resident's apartment, meals, Wi-Fi, cable, housekeeping, and laundry services.

  9. Assisted dying bill: What it means for patients - as ... - AOL

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    Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s controversial legislation to be published