# nitrogen gas death

Nitrogen gas produces less behavioural and neurophysiological excitation than carbon dioxide in mice undergoing euthanasia » Carbon dioxide (CO[2] ) is one of the most commonly used gas euthanasia agents in mice, despite reports of aversion and nociception. Inert gases such as nitrogen (N[2] ) may be a viable alternative to carbon dioxide. Here we compared behavioural and electrophysiological… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

New Execution Method Touted as More 'Humane,' but Evidence Is Lacking » A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions Scientificamerican.com

Doctors, ethicists skeptical that nitrogen executions will be humane - Alabama Reflector » Alabama’s announcement that it will try to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas suffocation will set off a round of issues about the ethics and practicality of using an untested and unproven method of execution. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office said in an Aug. 25 request to set an execution date for Smith that […] Alabamareflector.com

Alabama Intends to Carry Out First Known US Execution Using Nitrogen Gas » On January 25th, the United States state of Alabama plans to belt Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney, strap a respirator mask to his face, and force him to inhale pure nitrogen gas until he suffocates. Hrw.org

Nitrogen hypoxia to execute a human: 'Bloodless, but it won't be simple' » Because no person has ever been executed by inhaling pure nitrogen, how the state will carry out a nitrogen hypoxia execution remains unclear. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Alabama’s Plan to Execute Prisoners With Nitrogen Gas Is Immoral » In November of 1985, legendary liberal Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. declared, “the fatal constitutional infirmity of capital punishment is that it treats members of the human race as n… Jurist.org