In 1951 male nurses joined the main nursing register. In 2004 the percentage of male nurses was 10.63% this had increased very slightly to 10.69% in 2008. In 2008 there are 132 male midwives on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) nursing register.
The death penalty is the only acceptable punishment for taking a human life unlawfully and is the only moral action. The laws of western countries are based ultimately on ancient Jewish law which is the basis of all western morality and in which the death penalty was practised.
The death penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading. Amnesty opposes the death penalty at all times - regardless of who is accused, the crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution. For 40 years, we have been working to end executions. When we began that work in 1977, only 16 countries had totally abolished the death penalty. Today, that number has risen to 104 - more than half the world's countries.