The inmate will be executed with only pentobarbital. Ohio is now using pentobarbital because of shortages of sodium thiopental, the anesthetic previously injected in death row executions.
Ohio Governor John Kasich rejected the inmate’s mercy request despite the victim’s family’s opposition to the death penalty.
Read the Forbes report on anesthetic use on death row.
Read more coverage on anesthesia:
– Perioperative Atenolol Linked to Lower Mortality Rates Than Metroprolol
– Botox-A Provides Only Limited Pain Relief for Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome
– Mass General Anesthesiologists to Provide Coverage at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
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