阿拉巴马州的立法者批准对强奸或鸡奸12岁以下儿童的罪犯判处死刑。 Alabama lawmakers approve death penalty for those convicted of raping or sodomizing children under 12.

阿拉巴马州众议院已经通过了一项法案,允许对犯有强奸或鸡奸12岁以下儿童罪的成年人判处死刑。 Alabama's House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow the death penalty for adults convicted of raping or sodomizing a child under 12. 该法案通过了86-5,目的是鼓励美国最高法院重新考虑其2008年的裁决,即认为死刑对此类罪行违反宪法。 The bill, which passed 86-5, aims to encourage the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its 2008 ruling that deems the death penalty unconstitutional for such crimes. 最近至少有另外六个州提出了类似的法案。 Similar bills have been introduced in at least six other states recently.