[Elsie]

"An outsider touching the inmate during lethal injection poses an unacceptable risk to the security, integrity, and solemnity of the execution," they told the court.

"Even inadvertent interference with the IV lines could cause pain to Ramirez and emotional distress to his victim's family.

Vocalizing during the lethal injection would interfere with the drug team's ability to monitor and respond to unexpected occurrences.

TDCJ's prohibitions on contact and vocalization further its compelling interests."

...and pigs could fly.

[Brian Griffin]

If the interests were truly compelling the regulation would be decades old.

[Scrambler Bob]

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What if the priest touches him after death, and he rises from the dead????

Better not have a chance at that!!!!