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Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrous oxide asphyxiation raises ethical issues and asks us to rethink whether health professionals should participate in capital punishment On 25 January 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith was killed in Alabama in the first state sanctioned nitrous oxide execution. In his last moments, he was strapped to a gurney and hooked up to a pulse oximeter, electrocardiography pads, and a full face air respirator. Nitrous oxide was touted as a humane, peaceful execution method that would put people to sleep in mere seconds, followed by a swift and calm death.1 According to witne...

Gov. Jeff Landry's first two months as Louisiana's governor have been nonstop.

Move follows Alabama’s recent killing of death row inmate Kenneth Smith using previously untested method

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Ari Kohen, a member of L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty, said that there are no "good ways" to kill people but that this proposed method is especially egregious,