阿拉巴马州参议院支持一项法案 规定对严重儿童犯罪处以死刑 违抗2008年最高法院的禁令 Alabama's Senate backs a bill imposing death penalty for severe child crimes, defying a 2008 Supreme Court ban.

将对儿童强奸、鸡奸和对12岁以下儿童进行性折磨判处死刑的阿拉巴马州众议院第41号法案已通过参议院司法委员会。 Alabama’s House Bill 41, which would impose the death penalty for child rape, sodomy, and sexual torture of children under 12, has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. 该法案对2008年最高法院对Kennedy诉路易斯安那州一案的裁决提出质疑,该裁决禁止对针对儿童的非杀人罪判处死刑。 The bill challenges the 2008 Supreme Court ruling in Kennedy v. Louisiana, which banned capital punishment for non-homicide crimes against children. 支持者认为,不断演变的州法律和公众情绪证明改变是正当的,而反对者则提出宪法问题,警告受害者将再次遭受创伤,并主张不得假释的生活。 Supporters argue evolving state laws and public sentiment justify the change, while opponents raise constitutional concerns, warn of retraumatizing victims, and favor life without parole. 该法案现在由参议院全体议员负责,可能于2026年10月1日颁布,涉及在该日期之后所犯罪行。 The bill now heads to the full Senate, with potential enactment on October 1, 2026, for crimes committed after that date.