Showing posts with label Growing concerns over Missouri execution drug. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Growing concerns over Missouri execution drug. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2014

Growing concerns over Missouri execution drug

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mystery swirling around where Missouri prison officials obtain the drug for lethal injections is prompting demands to halt executions until the source is revealed, including one lawmaker who wants to impose a moratorium before a scheduled execution this month.
The Missouri Department of Corrections maintains that the drug maker is part of the execution team and is therefore protected by state privacy laws. Other states have taken similar positions, in part because of backlash against the drug makers by anti-death penalty advocates.
But with the chorus of concerns mounting — including harsh criticism from a federal judge and lawsuits — Rep. John Rizzo said Friday that he plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would halt executions through most of 2014. It also would create a commission to look into the concerns.
 
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