Alabama says nitrogen hypoxia is painless, others disagree – NBC Los Angeles
Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts.
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Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts.
Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts.
Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday and use a gas mask to replace breathable air with nitrogen, depriving him of oxygen, in the nation’s first execution attempt with the method.
Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts.
Some medical experts are accusing Alabama of using an experimental procedure to carry out a death sentence later this week for a 58-year-old inmate.