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By the 1850's Venezuela (1853) and Portugal (1867) were the first nations to abolish the death penalty altogether. In the United States, Michigan was the first state to abolish it for murder in 1847. Today, all of Western Europe and most of Latin America have virtually abolished the death penalty...
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Today, all of Western Europe and most of Latin America have virtually abolished the death penalty. In America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (except Israel) they still retain the death penalty for certain crimes and impose it with the varying frequency...
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