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8 October 2026

'Excruciating' pain and 'dead' tissue: The drug of choice for US executions

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Source reporting: abc.net.au

'Excruciating' pain and 'dead' tissue: The drug of choice for US executions

On paper, Tennessee's death penalty protocol looks neat. But experts say the drug used in lethal injection risks severe pain and a feeling of drowning.

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