It is unfair to turn our correctional facility professionals into hired killers. See the reaction of one nurse on this matter at Nurse Testimony 6. Studies have shown that the death penalty is not a deterrent. Ten of the 12 states with no death penalty have lower murder rates than the national average. It is primarily the poor and persons of color who are in danger of receiving the penalty of death.
Death is irreversible.
Innocents have been executed and innocent people have died of disease while living on death row. The governor of Illinois declared a moratorium on executions when it was brought to his attention that innocent prisoners in Illinois have come within days or hours of their execution. Abortion is irreversible. Capital punishment is more expensive than life in prison. Abortion is more expensive than allowing a child to be born.