Why won’t Texas ban executions for people with severe mental illness? | Opinion
While the Supreme Court has banned the death penalty for juvenile offenders and people with intellectual disabilities, Texans with several mental illnesses such as schizophrenia are still ending up on death row.
Opponents of Rose’s bill such as Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, misleadingly claim that it would help murderers avoid punishment. Slaton argues that mental health examinations that diagnose people with mental illnesses are not medical science, according to the Tribune’s reporting. Rose’s bill wouldn’t shield murderers with severe mental illness from consequences, only from the death penalty. They could still be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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