Ohio has announced it will drop a two-drug cocktail that was used during a botched 26-minute execution during which the prisoner gasped for air. The same two-drug combination was used in an execution in Arizona which lasted for nearly two hours. Ohio says it will delay at least one execution as it seeks a replacement anesthetic. But the anesthetics have been nearly impossible to obtain due to a refusal by European drug makers to sell them for executions.
Ohio to Delay Execution, Drop 2-Drug Cocktail
HeadlineJan 09, 2015