Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office confirmed to Kaiser Health News last week that he is not considering clemency for Ms. Vaught.
As of April 12 at 9:30 a.m., more than 200,000 people had signed a national petition hosted on change.org, calling for Ms. Vaught’s clemency.
Ms. Vaught was convicted March 25 of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult for a fatal medication error she made in December 2017 while working as a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Patient safety groups, medical associations and nurses nationwide have spoken out against the conviction, saying it sets a dangerous precedent for the profession.
Ms. Vaught’s sentencing is scheduled for May 13. She faces up to eight years in prison.
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