What is the reaction of AAIDD to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to ban execution of persons with intellectual disability?
AAIDD applauds and fully supports the U.S. Supreme Court decision to stop executing persons with intellectual disability. AAIDD has always advocated against the death penalty and has long served as amicus curiae in Supreme Court cases. In 2001, AAIDD and eight other disability organizations presented an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court advocating against the death penalty in the Atkins case. James W. Ellis, past president of AAIDD, who also argued the case for Atkins says, The Court has recognized the consensus among the American people, even those who support the death penalty. They are deeply disturbed by the prospect that people with intellectual disability could face execution. Visit http://www.aaidd.org/ to learn more about AAIDD.
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