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Christa Pike: Why Tennessee had to save her life after failing to execute her

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Tennessee officials provided lifesaving medical care to death row inmate Christa Pike after a failed execution attempt, a procedure that is standard protocol despite the unprecedented nature of the case.

While Pike's case of surviving two doses of the lethal injection drug is unprecedented, the lifesaving measures Tennessee took to save the death row inmate's life aren't.

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