Posted on 01/19/2022 1:45:05 PM PST by ransomnote
States can still use the sedative drug midazolam in lethal injections, according to today's Supreme Court decision. But how exactly does the drug work, and why do some say that it's unreliable?
In a 5-to-4 vote, the court ruled that using midazolam does not violate the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment." In executions, the drug has been used to induce unconsciousness before other drugs are administered to stop an inmate's breathing and stop the heart.
However, midazolam was involved in several botched executions last year, including the case of Clayton Lockett from Oklahoma, who lived for about 45 minutes after he was administered drugs for lethal injection, and was seen convulsing and writhing before dying of a heart attack. (It was later determined that the IV line used to deliver the drugs in Lockett's execution was not properly placed.)
In another controversial execution in Ohio, which also used midazolam, the inmate seemed unconscious at first, but then made loud snorting and choking noises before being pronounced dead, according to the New York Times. The combination of drugs used in the Ohio case had not previously been used in an execution.
The defendants who brought the case before the Supreme Court, who are all death row inmates, had argued that midazolam could not reliably induce unconsciousness. The drug is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an anesthetic by itself. [Mistaken Identity? 10 Contested Death Penalty Cases]
The drug slows down brain activity, which allows for relaxation and sleep, according to the National Institutes of Health. And the drug is sometimes used before medical procedures, or before anesthesia is given, to cause drowsiness, relieve anxiety and prevent a person from remembering a procedure, the NIH says.
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Most Covid-19 Deaths were a direct result of the administration of Midazolam or Remdesivir – By Dr Mike Yeadon
theexpose.uk ^ | OCTOBER 11, 2021 | Dr. Mike Yeadon
Why not just a massive morphine overdose? Why does it have to be so complicated.
Oh yeah. The Govt. Never mind.
Works for me. Let them float away into the “long sleep.”
A gram of fentanyl would work every time.
I swear. We can put animals down every day with zero hiccups. That’s including vastly different sizes and entirely different species! I can imagine that everyone involved in this knows exactly what and how much to administer to insure 100% effectiveness. All this crap about what drugs are allowed or not is just legal tomfoolery by people determined to eliminate capital punishment altogether.
At this point I don’t care what drug they use, but I’ve grown to be not in favor of the death penalty after seeing how corrupt gov’t is. Death penalty is just another weapon the state can use against innocent people.
Yes I think it should be used for clear cut cases but give the gov’t an inch and they take a mile.
You beat me by “..” that much. Give them a shot of st. George floyds favorite .
Rope is reusable and a “green” product. What more could enviro-wackos ask for?
What about a Sedagive?
“What about a Sedagive?”
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Oh you are BAD! Made me LMFAO!
Note to ransomnote:
Fabulous work you do!
It kills people who are then listed as Covid deaths to keep the fear porn and mandates going.
Reportedly has been the UK’s remdesivir:
Somebody explain how vets can kill critters all day long with the efficiency of the SS, but we have no clue how to send criminals to their reward.
Nitrogen Asphyxiation
Strap the condemned down
Afix a brain wave monitor
Hook up a medical breathing mask to a 99% pure nitrogen supply
flow 1.1 atmospheres to the breathing mask
Wait for brain waves to go flat for 5 min.
Condemned just goes to sleep.
***We can put animals down every day with zero hiccups. ***
I saw a horse put down with a shot of Nicotine Sulfate, the equivalent of Black Leaf 40.
From the injection till the horse hit the ground was....six seconds.
Someone asked the vet why they did not just shoot the horse.
His words, the injection “Looks nicer”.
***several botched executions last year, including the case of Clayton Lockett from Oklahoma, who lived for about 45 minutes after he was administered drugs for lethal injection,***
He’s dead isn’t he! It gave him 45 minutes to meditate on his stupidity of murdering someone!
Good point.
Why do we have to pervert medicine to bring death?
Use a weapon of death for death: the firing squad
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