Yesterday, March 20, the legislature of Alabama voted in favor of the use of nitrogen gas in the implementation of the death penalty. Before this method in the United States were not used.
The house of representatives of the state approved the initiative by 75 votes against 23. Now the bill to be signed the Governor.
The law will allow the use of nitrogen, in case for lethal injection drugs are unavailable, according to the Associated Press. Supporters of the bill argued that the state needed an alternative method of execution, as pharmaceutical companies often refuse to supply drugs for lethal injections.
«It’s just a drugged prisoner. It is humane, quick and painless,» said Republican Jim hill.
Opponents of the bill questioned the effectiveness and humanity of this method of execution, because it is not tested. «We had the «yellow Mama» (so-called electric chair in Alabama. — USA.one). Now we are going to bring back the gas chamber,» he ironically a member of the house of representatives — Democrat Thomas Jackson.
Last week, lawmakers in Oklahoma said they plan to resort to pairs of nitrogen as soon as the state to resume implementation of the death penalty.
Similar discussions also took place in Mississippi.
