nitrogen hypoxia

Alabama’s New Execution Method: What is Nitrogen Hypoxia? |

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Alabama successfully executed a man who spent decades on death row using a new method called nitrogen hypoxia. DW delves into the method’s scientific and ethical implications.Kenneth Smith, 58, was convicted for his role in a murder in 1988 and sentenced to death.In 2022, Smith survived an attempted execution by lethal injection when his executioners … Read more

Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Asphyxiation

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The US state of Alabama has executed a convicted murderer using the method of nitrogen asphyxiation. This is the first time that the method of capital punishment has been used in the country. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted in 1989 for murdering a pastor’s wife in a killing-for-hire. Smith had appealed to the US Supreme … Read more