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When they put my dog to sleep they used an overdose of a barbiturate Why don't they use that for lethal injection on death row?
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∙ 12y ago
i doubt it would have the same affect on a human
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Is lethal injection the only way to carry out the death penalty?
Lethal injection is the only option at this time for the death penalty.
Is death penalty same as lethal injection?
Lethal injection is a form of the death penalty. Throughout the years the death penalty has been performed through hanging, electrocution, and the gas chamber.
What type of death penalty is more common the us?
lethal injection
Scott Peterson- what court was his indictment?
He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
How do they handle juvies under the age of seven?
Death by lethal injection.
Does Colorado have a death penelty?
Yes. The only method is lethal injection
Does Colorado allow the death penalty?
Their only method is lethal injection
What does it mean to die by lethal injection?
Death by lethal injection is used to carry out capital punishment, when a person if first put death by first putting the subject to sleep and then stopping the heart and breathing respectively.
What method of the death penalty does each states use?
Each state uses either the electric chair or gives the prisoner a lethal injection of poison with a needle.
Does Pennsylvania have the death penalty?
Yes, Pennsylvania does have the death penalty, and typically use the method of lethal injection.
How are the words mortal and lethal related?
They can both mean 'causing death'. He was given a lethal injection. A mortal blow to the head killed her.
Is there a state that uses execution other than lethal injection?
All 35 US states that still have the death penalty officially use lethal injection as their primary or exclusive method of execution; however, Nevada has temporarily reverted to using the electric chair due to concerns that the lethal injection cocktail may cause conscious asphyxiation, an inhumane death. A few states, such as Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, have back-up plans ready in case lethal injection is declared unconstitutional.
