"Torturing people": failed execution raises questions about humane methods | The World | ABC NEWS
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A Tennessee woman who had been sentenced to death for a murder committed when she was 18 years old has been hospitalised after a botched execution attempt. Lawyers for Christa Pike say she received two doses of lethal injection drugs but was still alive more than an hour after it was administered. Maya Foa is CEO of Reprieve - a human rights organisation that campaigns against the death penalty. She spoke to Girish Sawlani on The World about the issues around lethal injection and capital punishment in the US. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific
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