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Tennessee death row inmate hospitalized after failed execution
Original: pentobarbital
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is receiving medical care after the state's attempt to execute her failed, drawing attention to the lethal injection drug pentobarbital. The case has prompted renewed debate in the United States and abroad over the reliability and ethics of lethal injections, with searches for the drug rising in several countries.
Why now: The failed execution of Christa Pike has put the lethal injection drug pentobarbital back in the spotlight.
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Evidence
- What went wrong with the Christa Pike execution attempt in Tennessee? · WUSA9
- The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting. · The Intercept
- Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike receiving medical care after failed execution · Tennessee Lookout
- Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection · NPR
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