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Amid a shortage of lethal injections made available for capital punishment, the state has turned to nitrogen hypoxia as another potential option.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia:Why Alabama's execution of Kenneth Smith stirs ethical controversy.
Alabama first to deploy nitrogen hypoxia execution method in U.S.
On Jan. 25, Smith became the first person in the nation executed using the method at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
—Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia:Why Alabama's execution of Kenneth Smith stirs ethical controversy.
Alabama first to deploy nitrogen hypoxia execution method in U.S.
On Jan. 25, Smith became the first person in the nation executed using the method at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
—Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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