Abstract
In the United States there are at least ten states which permit execution by lethal injection. Prison doctors do not themselves administer the lethal injection, but they do supervise the technicians who do so and pronounce the prisoner dead. In this essay I want to explore, from the perspective of a moral philosopher, the ethics of physician participation in administering capital punishment. Is it a violation of medical ethics for a doctor to participate directly in lethal injection? Does it matter exactly what the nature of that participation is? What is the connection between the existence of a professional code of ethics and one's moral duties and responsibilities? How do one's moral views about lethal injection fit in with other controversial medical practices such as euthanasia?
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