5th Commandment

The Fifth Commandment says "Thou shalt not kill" This could easily be considered one of the most significant Commandments. There are many things that could be go against this commandment that people taking into consideration; including abortion, assisted suicide, and capital punishment (also known as the death sentence)
Abortion is a very popular topic not just in religion, but in everyday life, and politics. Abortion is a violation to the Fifth Commandment. An unborn baby is still a human, created in the likeness of God, and made to live in the life of God. Some people try to lessen the fact that it's murder by referring to abortion as "Termination of pregnancy" or 'Family planning" According to first century Christians "You shall not procure abortion. You shall not destroy a newborn child." Personally, I believe abortion is totally wrong. Everybody deserves a chance at life, regardless the situation they might be placed in. There are other alternatives instead of abortion that many people consider but don't choose to do. For instance, adoption. Giving the child a loving home that someone might not be able to provide. Abortion is killing, no matter what you call it. All life is sacred, no one should take that away from anyone so innocent and pure. 
Assisted suicide could be defined as "The suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, effected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose."
Although people claim assisted suicide is not wrong, it's the taking of a life before God. It's said that people truly realize that   human diginity is fully reached at it's highest point during their final hours, before God takes them. Not someone else. Regardless the case physical or mental, people must suffer and carry themselves with the power of God. In most cases, assisted suicide is way to leave this Earth with little to non pain, which- when you think about...is it fair? For us to not have to suffer although Jesus suffered for three days strait for all of us? Assisted suicide in my opinion goes against the Fifth Commandment. People shouldn't help others kill themselves, even if they suffer, with the grace of God, they'll end up in a better place in time. 
Capital punishment, also known as the "death penalty" was confirmed by Pope John Paul II the resistance of it's use. Although the Church doesn't completely exclude the death penalty, their aren't for it in fear that it could lead to the execution of innocent people. I believe that capital punishment is wrong in many ways. I do believe that punishing someone in regards or murder is okay, but I think executing them is going to far. If anything, people should just have to be jail bound for the rest of their lives. That would prove the point that what they did was wrong. They can't apologize for what they did or come to a realization that it's wrong if their dead.