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posted by martyb on Tuesday October 04 2016, @08:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-does-it-work? dept.

Ohio will adopt a new (classic) execution protocol and resume executions on Jan. 12, 2017:

The state of Ohio plans to resume executions in 2017 with a new three-drug combination. The state will use the drugs midazolam, rocuronium bromide and potassium chloride. To make the switch the state is expected to adopt [a] new execution protocol by the end of the week. The state hasn't executed anyone since January 2014.

The new drug mix is really a return to one the state used for 10 years. "The department used a similar combination from 1999 to 2009, and last year, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the use of this specific three-drug combination," said JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Ohio has had trouble getting drugs to use for lethal injections in part because pharmaceutical companies don't want their medical products used for killing people. Two years ago European pharmaceutical companies blocked further sales on moral and legal grounds. Ohio has looked for other options, but all have obstacles.

For background, Wikipedia offers: Midazolam, rocuronium bromide, and potassium chloride.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday October 04 2016, @05:27PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 04 2016, @05:27PM (#410116) Journal

    Render unto Caesar that which is Ceasar's.

    Your constitution (if you're American) states that you owe years of service to your government. By law, you are a member of the Militia from age 18 until about age 40, whether you ever sign into a formal military organization. The government lays claim to your life, and the Bible says to give the government what it claims. You didn't, I presume?

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