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Drug used in failed execution has come under past scrutiny

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Tennessee officials haven’t explained yet what went wrong during the execution.

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  1. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Pentobarbital, the drug used in Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Gail Pike, has come under past scrutiny (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Pentobarbital is a barbiturate, a class of drugs that depresses the central nervous system.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    The drug used in Tennessee’s failed execution has come under past scrutiny (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    During the Biden administration, the Justice Department stopped executions with pentobarbital after a government review raised concerns about the potential for “unnecessary pain and suffering.”

  3. PA Home Page

    Drug used in failed execution has come under past scrutiny (opens PA Home Page)

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    Tennessee officials haven’t explained yet what went wrong during the execution.

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