The death penalty is unfair to minorities and the poor / Jeffery L. Johnson and Colleen F. Johnson -- The death penalty is not unfair to blacks / John McAdams -- Executing the mentally retarded is unfair / Human Rights Watch -- The mentally retarded do not face execution / Dudley Sharp -- The death penalty is biased in favor of women / Cathy Young -- A moratorium on executions is justified / George H. Ryan -- Wrongful executions are not likely to occur / Eugene H. Methvin -- The possibility of wrongful executions does not justify abolishing the death penalty / Samuel Francis -- Effective legal counsel and DNA testing could prevent the execution of innocents / Patrick Leahy -- DNA evidence will not prevent the execution of innocents / Philip Brasfield -- The unfairness of the death penalty could lead to its abolition / Eric Ruder -- Abolitionists' arguments should focus on morality rather than fairness / R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
