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Why is there so much hand wringing over what drugs are used for lethal injections?
Why is there so much hand wringing over what drugs are used for lethal injections? People manage to commit suicide by way of drugs every day. Certainly some are more dependable to achieve that end and they are well known. "Cocktail" combinations are also well known and readily available on the streets. Yet States have constant legal hassles over what is used, if the prisoner has a sniffle, and such. Does a person contemplating suicide think "Not today, I'm too sick"? Why have states not gone with a simple straightforward heroin drip leading to a fatal overdose? Is there a medical ethics reason or is it all legal contortions?
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- Roger KLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Good question.
I do not know what mixture is used, but I do know that a suitable dose of sodium pentothal to anesthetize them, then a big dose of potassium chloride will do it every time. Stops the heart by screwing up the electrical conduction with a huge overload of potassium.
