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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution
Original: nashville
Tennessee's attempted execution of Christa Pike failed after two lethal injections of pentobarbital, leaving her unconscious and on a ventilator at a Nashville hospital, according to her lawyers' court filing which also says she was burned and intubated. The case has prompted questions about the reliability of pentobarbital, renewed debate over failed executions in America, and discussion in the state legislature about adopting the firing squad as an alternative execution method.
Why now: A rare failed execution with disturbing medical details has made Christa Pike's case a major national story out of Nashville.
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Evidence
- Firing squad as execution method in Tenn. after Christa Pike's failed execution attempt? · WZTV
- Pentobarbital, the drug used in Tennessee’s failed execution, has come under past scrutiny · AP News
- Christa Pike: What to know about the case of Tennessee death row inmate · NBC News
- America’s grim record of failed executions · The Economist
- Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say · NBC News
- Christa Pike is on a ventilator and unconscious after surviving lethal injection. What happened? · CNN
- How Did Christa Pike Survive Two Lethal Injections of Pentobarbital? · The New York Times
- Christa Pike unconscious, burned and intubated, court filing shows · The Tennessean
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