Unless Marcus Wellons is granted a last-minute stay, this week he will become the first person executed in the United States since Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack after writhing in pain on the execution table when his lethal injection went awry last month.
States like Georgia and Oklahoma, where lethal injections are the only legal method of execution, have been struggling to secure one of the key drugs needed to kill a person.
Citing ethical concerns, overseas manufacturers of pentobarbital have virtually halted all sales of the drug in the United States if it is scheduled to be used for executions, forcing states to turn to untested alternatives that are often produced in secret and with little to no oversight.
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States like Georgia and Oklahoma, where lethal injections are the only legal method of execution, have been struggling to secure one of the key drugs needed to kill a person.
Citing ethical concerns, overseas manufacturers of pentobarbital have virtually halted all sales of the drug in the United States if it is scheduled to be used for executions, forcing states to turn to untested alternatives that are often produced in secret and with little to no oversight.
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