Alabama's new execution method: What is nitrogen hypoxia?
Saturday, 27 January 2024 Alabama successfully executed Kenneth Smith, who spent decades on death row, using nitrogen hypoxia, a new method. This method involves forcing Smith to inhale pure nitrogen through a respirator mask, which increases the concentration of nitrogen in his body to lethal levels, depriving tissues and organs of oxygen. This execution method was used after the failed attempts of lethal injection.
The UN condemns the execution of Kenneth Smith, who has become the first person in the United States to be executed using nitrogen asphyxiation. A spokesperson for the UN's Human Rights Commissioner..
U.N. Special Rapporteurs urge U.S. authorities not to execute Kenneth Smith using the untested method of nitrogen hypoxia, as it may constitute cruel, inhuman,... IndiaTimes
Saturday, 27 January 2024
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