Kenneth Smith is facing execution in Alabama, with Amnesty urging Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop it. Stephen Timms and others have raised concerns about the push to legalize assisted suicide, arguing that it could target rather than protect the most vulnerable in society. Lawyers for Smith and the UN have also raised concerns about the experimental method of execution. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals could block the execution scheduled for Thursday, with some expressing alarm about the state's plan, calling it a 'macabre, slow process.'
Some have raised alarm about the state’s plan. A euthanasia expert said it "could be a very rather macabre, slow process." https://t.co/nx4Iyjn8u6
Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution is scheduled to take place Thursday unless it is blocked by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. https://t.co/Vpmawap26n
Lawyers for death row inmate Kenneth Smith — and even the UN — have raised concerns that the experimental method could violate provisions against cruel and unusual punishment. More: https://t.co/trHdxXjz8o https://t.co/Ouz1LtLA3C
A thoughtful article by @stephenctimms on the recent push to legalise assisted suicide. Such laws target rather than protect the most vulnerable in society. https://t.co/tTeWpey1Pq
"Attempts to legislate for assisted suicide have failed to command majority support in the parliamentary party under both New Labour and in the Corbyn-led era." @stephenctimms on why Labour MPs should be cautious about calls to legalise assisted suicide: https://t.co/VyL1ZJi55x
Characteristically thoughtful and humane piece from Stephen Timms urging Labour not to adopt the ‘radical individualism’ of assisted suicide at the expense of the most vulnerable. https://t.co/j5FWCBgDoj
The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment, and we urge Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith before it’s too late. Read more about why this execution must be stopped here https://t.co/ZTixxGxIxo https://t.co/EIjYNmenHg
🗣️"Various myths require dispelling when it comes to assisted suicide. One...is that support...is a left-wing idea in contrast to uncompassionate, reactionary Conservatives who wish to condemn those suffering to undignified deaths." @stephenctimms writes https://t.co/VyL1ZJi55x