UU perspective on Capital Punishment – as early as 1974
BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1974 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association continues to oppose the death penalty in the United States and Canada, and urges all Unitarian Universalists and their local churches and fellowships to oppose any attempts to restore or continue it in any form.
Washington State Status –
Governor Jay Inslee has placed a moratorium on the death penalty in Washington State.
The Washington State Senate in 2018 session passed a bill that would stop death penalty. The house of representatives did not vote on a parallel bill. UU Voices testified to the Senate Law and Justice committee in favor of the abolition of the death penalty, as did Quakers, Catholics, Ecumenical organizations, and several directors of the Corrections..
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