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A legislative attempt to pull nitrogen hypoxia from Louisiana’s death penalty options failed Tuesday, despite pleas from the Jewish community that it would revisit the trauma their ancestors experienced during
House Governmental Affairs voted against a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution in Louisiana. Jacquelyn Stern with Jews Against Gassing says it was as if the committee ignored their testimony altogether.
In the House Criminal Justice Committee members failed to pass a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution...
“I cannot remain silent against a method of execution that so deeply offends our people and displays such blatant disrespect for our collective trauma," a Metairie rabbi said.
Members of the Jewish community were stunned after House Governmental Affairs voted against a bill to remove g...