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For Execution Methods Challenges, the Road to Abolition is Paved with Paradox

Issues surrounding legal challenges to the use of lethal injection are discussed. This chapter contains sections covering: background; brief history of execution methods; lethal injection's perplexing perpetuation -- how states resist changing execution methods, surge in lethal injection challenges, role of medical professionals, and lessons learned from lethal injection challenges; the Supreme Court rules -- perspective on Baze v. Rees; and conclusion. "This chapter suggests that lethal injection challenges be dissociated from the larger abolitionist picture" (p. 27). Accession Number: 023691

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