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Calls grow to halt US executions after botched killing of Christa Pike
Original: Calls grow for US death penalty halt after 'torturous' botched execution of Christa Pike https://www.theguardian.com/us-
Advocacy groups and rights campaigners are demanding a halt to US executions after the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, which witnesses described as torturous. Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was convicted of a 1995 murder. The case has reignited debate over lethal injection methods and the wider future of capital punishment in the United States.
Why now: The reportedly botched execution has renewed public and activist pressure over the humanity and legality of the death penalty.
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- Calls grow for US death penalty halt after 'torturous' botched execution of Christa Pike https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/02/us-death-penalty-christa-pike-tennessee # WorldNews # HumanRights # Justice · guardian_world@robot.villas · 2
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