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title: Death by stoning
date: "2002-08-20T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1219
description: I reflected on a horrific sentence of death by stoning imposed on a woman for childbirth after divorce. The cruelty is compounded by the detail that the execution was delayed only until the child was weaned.
keywords: [capital punishment, stoning, human rights, sharia law, divorce, women's rights]
---

The most cruel sentence I've heard. [Death by stoning](http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2002/08/19/international0921EDT0477.DTL). Crime: childbirth over 9 months after divorce. Redeeming feature: stoning to take place after weaning.