By PETE YOST, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma, a constitutional rights group is calling for replacing the use of drug combinations in executions with a single drug that it says would minimize pain and suffering.
In a report Wednesday titled "Irreversible Error," the Constitution Project said states should use the most scientifically reliable method in death-penalty cases. That means using only drugs approved by federal regulators for use in humans, the group said, also calling for the public to have an opportunity to comment before states adopt lethal injection procedures.
States relying on lethal injection as a means of execution should use a deadly dose of a single anesthetic or barbiturate approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, rather than a complex mixture of drugs, the dosage and administration of which can easily be miscalculated, the group said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma, a constitutional rights group is calling for replacing the use of drug combinations in executions with a single drug that it says would minimize pain and suffering.
In a report Wednesday titled "Irreversible Error," the Constitution Project said states should use the most scientifically reliable method in death-penalty cases. That means using only drugs approved by federal regulators for use in humans, the group said, also calling for the public to have an opportunity to comment before states adopt lethal injection procedures.
States relying on lethal injection as a means of execution should use a deadly dose of a single anesthetic or barbiturate approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, rather than a complex mixture of drugs, the dosage and administration of which can easily be miscalculated, the group said.
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