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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.
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Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Critics of nitrogen hypoxia point to its potential to cause unnecessary harm to the condemned and even endanger others present in the chamber.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, as the primary method of lethal injection has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Proponents of nitrogen hypoxia have insisted that the method is a more humane alternative to the long-preferred method of lethal injection.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Use of hypoxia Robert Dunham, director of policy for the Death Penalty Policy Project, said Kansas’ bill was problematic for several reasons, especially in light of Alabama’s use of hypoxia.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, given that the primary method, lethal injection, has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia is a process that aims to cause asphyxiation by forcing an individual to inhale pure nitrogen or lethally high concentrations of it through a gas mask.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
While merely adding execution death by hypoxia is troubling, the Louisiana House bill goes further.
—Joel B. Zivot, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024
Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Critics of nitrogen hypoxia point to its potential to cause unnecessary harm to the condemned and even endanger others present in the chamber.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, as the primary method of lethal injection has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Proponents of nitrogen hypoxia have insisted that the method is a more humane alternative to the long-preferred method of lethal injection.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Use of hypoxia Robert Dunham, director of policy for the Death Penalty Policy Project, said Kansas’ bill was problematic for several reasons, especially in light of Alabama’s use of hypoxia.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, given that the primary method, lethal injection, has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia is a process that aims to cause asphyxiation by forcing an individual to inhale pure nitrogen or lethally high concentrations of it through a gas mask.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
While merely adding execution death by hypoxia is troubling, the Louisiana House bill goes further.
—Joel B. Zivot, STAT, 26 Feb. 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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