Choose life this October

Rose O’Connor argues that Catholics should use October, the pro-life month, to oppose the death penalty. Writing for The Monitor, O’Connor notes that a small majority of Americans and Catholics support capital punishment, despite the practice being abolished in most democracies and many European countries.

O’Connor highlights a recent incident in Tennessee where the execution of Christa Pike was reportedly botched. Pike, who survived two doses of a lethal injection drug, was sent to a hospital, though her current medical condition remains unknown. O'Connor describes the use of the death penalty as a barbaric practice and suggests that society can remain safe without it.