"Alabama's Controversial Use of Nitrogen Gas for Execution Sparks Debate"
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Alabama is preparing to execute Kenneth Smith using an untested method, nitrogen hypoxia, after a botched attempt to execute him by lethal injection. This move comes amid growing challenges for states to carry out executions due to difficulties in procuring lethal drugs and trouble finding veins during executions. Alabama's use of nitrogen hypoxia reflects a broader trend of states exploring alternative execution methods, including firing squads, as pressure from activist and medical groups mounts against the death penalty.
- Alabama Is Trying Nitrogen Hypoxia, an Untested Execution Method The New York Times
- Death penalty: Prisoner set to be first person in US executed using nitrogen gas | BBC News BBC News
- Alabama calls nitrogen execution method 'painless' and 'humane,' but critics raise doubts ABC News
- Guest opinion: Rage and the Alabama execution of Kenneth Smith by the new method of nitrogen hypoxia AL.com
- Alabama plans to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas on Kenneth Smith CNN
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