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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has stated that court judges who are Roman Catholics and who follow their church's teaching that the death penalty is immoral cannot possibly fulfill their duty to apply the death penalty and should therefore resign their positions ["Scalia Critiques Ca...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author Eileen White Jahn, Joseph M. Cassin, William E. Scheuerman, Al Burrelli, Paul Hyman M.D., Ed Ward
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 15.02.2002
EditionCombined editions
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Scalia, Antonin
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Summary:Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has stated that court judges who are Roman Catholics and who follow their church's teaching that the death penalty is immoral cannot possibly fulfill their duty to apply the death penalty and should therefore resign their positions ["Scalia Critiques Catholic Stand on Death Penalty," Feb. 6]. As staggeringly cynical as that assessment is concerning our judiciary, I'm wondering if he wouldn't apply that same general logic to himself, if it were to involve the possibility of a judge's political beliefs affecting his court decisions. Scalia is an outspoken conservative who voted to stop the recount in the Florida presidential election because it would do irreparable damage to a future Bush presidency. We're waiting for your resignation, Scalia. Indeed, it would be tragic, if not deadly, for women to stop seeking tests that can detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. There is clear evidence that mammography can reduce mortality by detecting breast cancer before it can be felt. Complementing mammography with monthly breast self-examinations and clinical breast exams, as suggested by American Cancer Society guidelines, is a woman's best defense against breast cancer.