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.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday October 04 2016, @05:45PM
I place greater and lesser value on the lives of various members of my family. Some members of the family are total wastes of oxygen, other members are near saints. And, my own personal valuation of any particular life has little to no bearing on the value of a life to society, to the government, or to the universe.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday October 04 2016, @06:01PM
And, my own personal valuation of any particular life has little to no bearing on the value of a life to society, to the government, or to the universe.
The same is true of the deeply flawed justice system. Perhaps it's best not to let toddlers play with guns.