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Lethal Injection Round-Up

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There is news today of developments in North Carolina and Kentucky.The Raleigh News & Observer reports, "N.C. court to rule on executions," by Dan Kane.The state's highest court will hear legal arguments today that could break the two-year stalemate on executions in North Carolina -- or extend the de facto moratorium.The N.C. Medical Board has effectively shut down the executions, which are done by lethal injection, by prohibiting doctors from taking part. The board contends such participation violates the profession's mission to preserve life.But state law requires a doctor to be on hand, and botched injections in other states in recent years have emphasized that need.The state Department of Correction filed suit in March 2007, after doctors said they could not risk their licenses by participating...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).