# nitrogen gas death

Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen » Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. Apnews.com

Alabama plans to carry out untested execution method with nitrogen gas » The Alabama attorney general’s office says using nitrogen gas is "painless" and "human," but some doctors and critics are raising doubts. Nbcmiami.com

Doctors, ethicists skeptical that nitrogen executions will be humane • Florida Phoenix » Alabama’s announcement that it will try to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas suffocation will set off a round of issues about the ethics and practicality of using an untested and unproven method of execution. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office said in an Aug. 25 request to set an execution date for Smith that […] Floridaphoenix.com

Ohio House holds first hearing for new nitrogen gas death penalty method • Ohio Capital Journal » Lawmakers in the Ohio House have begun hearings on a controversial new execution method known as nitrogen hypoxia. The protocol, used in Alabama for the first time recently, causes prisoners to breath nitrogen gas until they eventually suffocate. Ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com

Alabama Has Executed A Man With Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict | ACLU » U.N. experts say the method constitutes torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by the U.S. Aclu.org

Alabama Plans To Execute A Man With Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict » Jan 19, 2024… Smith shouldn't even be on death row. In 1996, a jury of his peers voted 11-1 for life in prison for his role in a 1988 killing. However, the … Aclufl.org