Alabama executions are shackled to Jim Crow’s hateful legacy
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
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By LZ Granderson Los Angeles Times (TNS) and
Tribune Media Services
When Alabama’s Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s controversial Alabama Human Life Protection Act, a law that all but bans abortions in the state, she said “to the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God.”
The state plans to execute the 51-year-old Smith on Thursday. So much for all that “every life” is precious talk.