Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Company that makes drugs for Ohio executions says it opposes lethal injection

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The drug maker that manufactured the two drugs used for Ohio executions says it opposes lethal injection and makes products to save lives, not end them.
How the drugs got to Ohio underscores how far states will go to obtain drugs for executions.
Hospira Inc. of Lake Forest, Ill., made the midazolam and hydromorphone that Ohio received in late 2013 for its lethal injections, a state spokesman said. The two types of drugs were used in Dennis McGuire's execution Jan. 16.
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