Nitrogen hypoxia discontinued in euthanizing animals, why is it ok for humans?
Companion animal euthanizations used to employ nitrogen hypoxia; however, after years of advocacy, all but two states have ...
Death Row Inmate Seeks To Block First Nitrogen Gas Execution In Louisiana With Lawsuit
Attorneys argued that nitrogen gas executions are "cruel and unusual punishment," noting that veterinarians have banned them ...
Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison
The decision came after ongoing questions about the case that included a lack of physical evidence at the crime scene.
Nitrogen gas is banned in Louisiana to euthanize dogs. The state plans to use it to kill a death row inmate next month
This is a state that hasn't executed anybody in 15 years, and suddenly there’s this rush to kill,’ Jessie Hoffman’s attorney ...
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Jewish advocates in New Orleans want use of nitrogen gas banned in Louisiana executions
Jeff Landry to turn away from the method, and for the state to ban its use. The state announced a new protocol that includes ...
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Execution witness challenges Arkansas bill allowing nitrogen hypoxia method
After having been convicted of a murder in 1988, Kenny Smith was put to death by a never-before-used method— nitrogen ...
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Louisiana’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Dies Weeks Before Scheduled Execution by Nitrogen Hypoxia
Death row inmate 81-year-old Christopher Sepulvado was set to die for the 1992 beating and scalding death of his 6-year-old ...