The Policy Not to Execute a Mentally Ill Person

The policy not to execute a mentally ill person

A) is a product of the conservative compassion philosophy
B) is not rooted in the Constitution, but is a tactic by those opposed to the death penalty to find another excuse not to impose it
C) protects the dignity of the justice system by trying and punishing only those who understand what is happening to them
D) was devised by mental health professionals who were bound by their ethical code not to participate in the execution of a mentally ill person