[Truth]

The better question is how one can support abortion but oppose the death penalty. In the former an innocent baby is deprived of life having committed no crime, having been given no hearing, and having been deprived of the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment in regard to both equal protection of the laws and due process.

Those sentenced to death by a court of law have been found guilty of a heinous crime by a jury of their peers. They have received appeal and delay over and over usually dying of natural causes. If executed eventually, it is often after a stay in prison of near or more than a quarter of a century. All the while, the family of the victim suffers never having closure.

I have lectured on this topic numerous times in college law classes. It is morally consistent to oppose both abortion and capital punishment. It is consistent, though not moral, to support both abortion and capital punishment. It is morally consistent to oppose abortion but support capital punishment. However, it is not consistent to support abortion but oppose capital punishment. In a civilized society, you cannot murder the innocent and protect the guilty.