Tennessee executes inmate with heart device amid safety concerns
TL;DR
Tennessee executed Byron Black without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, raising concerns about potential pain and legal disputes, amidst ongoing debates over his intellectual disability status and the ethics of execution procedures.
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- Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator PBS
- Tennessee executes Byron Black despite concerns about his defibrillator Al Jazeera
- Tennessee executes man despite concerns over shock from heart device The Guardian
- Tennessee Inmate Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns The New York Times
- Tennessee executes man with heart device despite concerns it could shock him NBC News
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