After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee’s rules flout medical ethics
Tennessee medical professionals are calling for their removal from the execution process following a failed execution. They have joined defense attorneys and nine Republican lawmakers in requesting a moratorium on the death penalty and an overhaul of state execution methods.
As another death row inmate’s execution arrives, doctors and nurses in Tennessee say they want medical professionals removed from the execution process. They’ve also joined defense attorneys and nine Republican state lawmakers in demanding a moratorium on the death penalty and an overhaul of the state’s execution methods.
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