London Lass
05-25-2008, 05:44 PM
Anesthesiologist Joins Missouri's Execution Team
Getty Images KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its team that will carry out executions, despite professional guidelines against doctors taking part in executions.
The doctor's presence on the team was revealed in a federal court case brought by several death row inmates concerning the qualifications and training of Missouri's execution team members, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday. Citing the ongoing litigation, attorneys for the death row inmates said they could not comment.
The Missouri Department of Corrections will not reveal the doctor's name or role on the team. Department of Corrections officials also declined to comment, except to say that the team's doctor and two nurses "will perform the duties assigned to them in the DOC's lethal injection protocol."
Full article: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=e13441d1-5295-45d0-9585-0cda9e2a843b
Getty Images KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The state of Missouri has added an anesthesiologist to its team that will carry out executions, despite professional guidelines against doctors taking part in executions.
The doctor's presence on the team was revealed in a federal court case brought by several death row inmates concerning the qualifications and training of Missouri's execution team members, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday. Citing the ongoing litigation, attorneys for the death row inmates said they could not comment.
The Missouri Department of Corrections will not reveal the doctor's name or role on the team. Department of Corrections officials also declined to comment, except to say that the team's doctor and two nurses "will perform the duties assigned to them in the DOC's lethal injection protocol."
Full article: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=e13441d1-5295-45d0-9585-0cda9e2a843b