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Lawsuit Filed Against FDA Over Imported Sodium Thiopental

By Steve Hall

"Lawsuit Filed Against FDA To Prohibit The Importation And Use Of Unapproved Sodium Thiopental In Lethal Injections," is the news release issued by attorneys for the inmate plaintiffs.  The civil lawsuit, Beaty, et al. v. FDA, is available in Adobe .pdf format  Here's the entire text: Washington, D.C. ? Today, on behalf of six death-row prisoners from California, Arizona, and Tennessee, Sidley Austin LLP filed suit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to prohibit FDA from allowing the importation or use of unapproved sodium thiopental. During the past year, FDA has knowingly permitted unapproved sodium thiopental to be imported by state corrections agencies for use in executions by lethal injection...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).