Article: Chinese province to employ lethal injections in all executions

Article: A pointless extinction; Death penalty.(The Supreme Court's ruling ...
The Economist (US);  April 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Supreme Court's ruling upholding lethal injections has resolved nothing ACROSS America ... on April 16th upholding the use of lethal injections. More than 40 executions had been ... the court's decision was based on lethal injections as administered in just one state ...

Article: EDITORIAL: Top court to rule on lethal injections
University Wire;  November 1, 2007 ;     550 words ... ... combination of drugs used in lethal injections pose an unnecessary risk of ... however. If the Court finds lethal injections unconstitutional, it could have broad reaching effects. Lethal injections represent the largest proportion ...

Article: Lawsuits charge lethal injections inhumane; ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Earlier this year, New Jersey stopped lethal injections after an appeals court found insufficient ... discomfort when the needle is inserted. "Lethal injections, as they are currently performed ... the amount of anesthesia given in lethal injections is 10 times more than the dosage ...

Article: Tenn. Set to Resume Lethal Injections
AP Online;  May 1, 2007 ;     639 words ... ... The three-chemical method of lethal injections "has been found to be humane when ... that routine drills ensured that lethal injections have been given properly. Bredesen ... areas the kinds of drugs used in lethal injections. At least 30 states use the three ...

Article: Lethal Injections Called Flawed; Inmates May Feel ...
The Washington Post;  April 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Lancet, called for a moratorium on lethal injections. "There seems to be a significant ... trio of chemicals typically used in lethal injections -- especially one that paralyzes ... Neither state collected data on lethal injections, documented the anesthesia or conducted ...

Article: Thailand to replace machine guns with lethal ...
AP Worldstream;  February 20, 2003 ;     379 words ... ... ready to replace machine guns with lethal injections when a bill mandating the change ... long-standing execution method to lethal injections, arguing they are less painful and ... against all kinds of executions. Lethal injections also violate human rights, so we ...

Article: Supreme Court Halts Va. Inmate's Execution; Ruling Could Lead To ...
The Washington Post;  October 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... might signal a nationwide halt to lethal injections until the justices decide next year ... since agreeing to decide whether lethal injections carry the potential for pain that ... Other states had suspended the use of lethal injections because of questions about it ...