Stayed Executions Revive Lethal Injection Debate
The Supreme Court has been delaying executions that involve a drug combination that's used in many state lethal-injection executions.
The justices plan to consider in a case later this term whether these particular drugs cause the prisoner so much pain that it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, which is banned by the Constitution.
Related NPR Stories
Texas Prosecutors Wait for Lethal Injection Ruling Oct. 31, 2007
Future of Lethal Injection in Question Oct. 29, 2007
Supreme Court Reviews Lethal Injection Policy Oct. 21, 2007
States Still Planning Lethal Injection Executions Oct. 11, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Texas Execution Sep. 28, 2007
Comments
Discussions for this story are now closed. Please see the Community FAQ for more information.