In Tennessee, Christa Pike remains in critical condition and hospitalized after surviving two lethal injections Wednesday. Her legal team is calling on Republican Governor Bill Lee to reduce Pike’s sentence to life in prison, and called the botched execution “cruel and torturous.”

Christa Pike was still breathing after she was strapped to a gurney and injected with two syringes of pentobarbital as prison officials attempted to end her life for more than two hours. This is Pike’s attorney Randy Spivey speaking Thursday.

Randy Spivey: “The state of Tennessee has shown us again that they are not capable of carrying out an execution consistent with basic human dignity. Last night was not just inefficient; it was cruel, and it was torturous. It was also predictable. Christa’s legal team told the state of Tennessee and the court that her medical conditions would cause her to suffer an agonizing death. The state and the court dismiss Christa’s concerns.”

Pike would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. Her story has renewed debate on sentencing reform, as Pike was just 18 years old when she was convicted of murder in 1995 and sentenced to death. She is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. The U.N.’s Human Rights Office has urged Tennessee not to pursue another execution attempt. This is Ravina Shamdasani, U.N. human rights spokesperson.

Ravina Shamdasani: “The death penalty has no place in any society, and Christa Pike’s case lays bare the multiple reasons why capital punishment should be abolished. Her prolonged suffering is abhorrent and cruel. Key fair trial questions remain unresolved. We call on the state authorities not to pursue any further attempts to execute Christa Pike.”