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August 12, 2014

U.S. Judge Extends Ohio Execution Ban; Louisiana Sought Execution Drug from Hospital 
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A federal judge has extended a ban on executions in Ohio for several
months amid concerns over a new two-drug method for lethal injections.
Ohio is among the states to see prolonged executions ranging from 26
minutes to two hours while using new substitutes for drugs banned for
use in executions by their European makers. Louisiana faced a drug
shortage earlier this year that prompted it to seek the opioid
hydromorphone from a local hospital. A hospital board member told the
news site The Lens that the hospital did not realize the drug was
intended for use in executions and would not have provided it if it had.

 

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