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Evidence Against Nitrogen's Use for the Death Penalty

Evidence Against Nitrogen's Use for the Death Penalty

JAMA Author Interviews · American Medical Association

May 29, 202412m 51s

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Forced nitrogen inhalation was used by the state of Alabama to execute Kenneth Smith on January 25, 2024. Some politicians, attorneys general, and health care practitioners support its use for capital punishment in the US. Philip E. Bickler, MD, PhD, and Michael S. Lipnick, MD, discuss the evidence indicating that forced nitrogen inhalation is inhumane with JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD. Related Content: