Tuesday, February 21, 2006

thank gawd for our laws

Ethics worries delay US execution

Ethics worries delay US executionThe planned execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl has been delayed after two anesthesiologists refused to participate because of ethical concerns. With the execution scheduled for 12.01am (0801GMT) on Tuesday, defence lawyers requested a stay from the federal judge who last week ordered San Quentin State Prison to have an anesthesiologist on hand to minimise Michael Angelo Morales' pain as he was put to death by lethal injection.
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Calif. execution postponed indefinitely
seattle pi, February 21, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO -- State officials on Tuesday postponed indefinitely the execution of a condemned killer, saying they could not comply with a judge's order that a medical professional administer the lethal injection.

Prison authorities called off the execution after failing to find a doctor, nurse, or other person licensed to inject medications to give a fatal dose of barbiturate, said Vernell Crittendon, a spokesman for San Quentin State Prison.

"We are unable to have a licensed medical professional come forward to inject the medication intravenously, causing the life to end," he said. ... .

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