Alabama lawmakers approve death penalty for those convicted of raping or sodomizing children under 12.

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. 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. Similar bills have been introduced in at least six other states recently.

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