In a growing trend started several years ago, state legislators are proposing the death penalty as a judicial sanction for people who have an abortion, provide an abortion, or in some way support such individuals. As of this writing (Feb 21, 2026), legislators in Tennessee, Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Carolina have done so in recent times. This string of human rights abominations constitute the most recent example of how when we give our government the power to murder its prisoners, we open a Pandora’s Box to state killings that endangers us all.

If these bills become law, it could be possible that a physician can be charged with capital murder and sentenced to death if he or she provides a planned abortion, and depending on the proposed legislation, so can the woman receiving an abortion, or even those who support them. If they don't get a death sentence, the punishment could be an automatic Life Without the Possibility of Parole sentence.