I THINK it can be a just punishment for murder (and possibly for child rape). I'm not convinced that American government, as it currently stands, can be trusted with that level of judgment.
The difference to me is this ...
An unborn, or even a newborn, is an innocent life who hasn’t committed any crime ... their ‘crime’, per evil Dems, is to have been conceived or born (talking to YOU, Knucklehead Walz!) ... so, to me ... they certainly do NOT deserve a death sentence. They deserve to live their God given life.
An adult who is sentenced to death, for a horrible murder s/he has committed, chose to commit that crime ... they ARE responsible for their actions, and, in my opinion, deserve the death penalty. No mercy.
I don’t think any government should ever be trusted with capital punishment. Even if you may believe that it’s ‘just’ in particular situations, too many irreversible mistakes happen; and sometimes they aren’t really ‘mistakes’.