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Conservatives and the Death Penalty

Data show national growth of Republican death penalty repeal sponsors.

Though you may associate “law and order” with the right, there are a lot of conservative principles that fit squarely into an argument against capital punishment. Monday, we’ll talk about how and why the ranks of Republican opponents are growing.

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Monday, we’re talking about the conservative case against the death penalty. Though you may associate “law and order” with the right, there are a lot of conservative principles that fit squarely into an argument against capital punishment. And the ranks of Republican opponents are growing. A poll last year showed 64% of Utahns support replacing the death penalty with life in prison. We’ll talk about the shift in attitudes over the last 50 years, and efforts here in Utah to change the law.

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Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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