The Death Penalty in America has been practiced for as long as anyone can remember. It is broadcasted throughout American and World history. From The Bible to The Salem Witch Trials, it is there. From public hanging, stoning, lethal injection, and the electric chair, it is as deadly as ever.

It is important to talk about the death penalty in today’s society because it is detrimental to our lives- literally. Following recent changes in several states’ abortion laws, such as Alabama, there have been rumors of women being put to death for purposely killing their babies.

The problem with the death penalty in today’s society is debating what crime is more extreme than another, (of course, is that not the point, what extreme criminal gets put to death?) Also, if there is a certain demographic that gets charged of a crime and sent to be on death row for how ever many years it takes for The United States government to actually execute the inmate.

What Americans need to decide is whether or not taking a human beings life is right or wrong. If it is a crime to have an abortion at six weeks then how is it okay to kill a human being because they have committed a crime? It is all life. Or is it?