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| Vet. Drug OK'd For Use In Human Executions |
| By online.wsj.com |
| Published: 11/22/2010 |
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A drug used to euthanize animals has been approved for use in capital punishment in Oklahoma, a decision that could affect other states scrambling to address a nationwide shortage of a key anesthetic used in executions. The shortage of thiopental sodium, an anesthetic long used by states to carry out lethal injections, had prompted Oklahoma to seek court clearance to use pentobarbital as a substitute. In Oklahoma City Friday, U.S District Judge Stephen Friot approved the use of pentobarbital and denied requests to delay the executions of two Oklahoma inmates, whose attorneys had protested its use. The state has said in court filings that veterinarians regard pentobarbital "as an ideal anesthetic agent for humane euthanasia in animals" and that it is "substantially" similar to thiopental. Read More. |
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