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Texas reveals drug supply for executions
18 May 2012, 9:23 pm
Texas reveals drug supply for executions Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:05 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prison officials disclosed Friday they have enough lethal drugs to execute as many as 23 people. Prison officials had argued that releasing the ...
Lawmakers call for lethal injection review
12 May 2012, 11:55 pm
As Nebraska faces mounting problems with one of its lethal injection drugs, some key lawmakers say it is time to re-examine the state's execution protocol.
Va. has stockpile of short-supply drug
9 May 2012, 7:59 pm
RICHMOND, Va., May 9 (UPI) -- An anti-death penalty group has criticized Virginia for stockpiling a drug used in executions the Food and Drug Administration says is in short supply.
Group criticizes Virginia's use of drug for executions
9 May 2012, 9:45 am
RICHMOND A group that opposes the death penalty is criticizing Virginia's use of an anesthesia drug for executions. Reprieve says in a news release that the Food and Drug Administration lists the drug,
pancuronium bromide, as being in short supply for hospitals.
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A closer look at SAFE California - Socialist Worker Online
24 May 2012, 12:42 am
The lethal injection protocol used in every death penalty state, including California, calls for a three-drug "cocktail" that includes a sedative, sodium thiopental;
pancuronium bromide, a paralytic which stops breathing; and potassium chloride ...
Texas prison officials disclose execution drug information - Examiner
22 May 2012, 1:34 am
The agency said it has similar amounts of
pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride, the other two drugs administered. Earlier this year British newspaper, The Guardian, and the Austin American-Statesman filed requests under the Texas Public Information Act.