They used pentobarbital. It is a drug that is used for medical treatments and euthanasia. It does not “provide extreme pain”. It essentially puts you to sleep and at high enough doses, it will depress the body’s functions leading to respiratory arrest.
From the NYT: “Ms. Pike’s lawyers said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, she did not lose consciousness. She still had a heartbeat, they said, and was audibly snoring.”
Where is the extreme pain here?
If you are thinking of potassium chloride, which is known to cause an extreme sensation of burning at the injection site, it was not used for this execution.
Ethics/morality of execution aside, these comments are ignorant and inflammatory.
They used pentobarbital. It is a drug that is used for medical treatments and euthanasia. It does not “provide extreme pain”. It essentially puts you to sleep and at high enough doses, it will depress the body’s functions leading to respiratory arrest.
From the NYT: “Ms. Pike’s lawyers said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, she did not lose consciousness. She still had a heartbeat, they said, and was audibly snoring.”
Where is the extreme pain here?
If you are thinking of potassium chloride, which is known to cause an extreme sensation of burning at the injection site, it was not used for this execution.
Ethics/morality of execution aside, these comments are ignorant and inflammatory.