# nitrogen gas execution

Jews must speak out against Alabama's planned nitrogen gas executions » A lawyer-turned-death penalty abolitionist and a Jewish cantor join forces. 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

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

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's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty » Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties. Npr.org

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

Alabama Can Become First State to Execute Inmate with Nitrogen Gas, State's Supreme Court Rules » In a 6-2 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court determined the method could be tried on death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith. People.com

Oklahoma Lawmakers Eyeing New Execution Method: Nitrogen Gas » Two Republican lawmakers in the Sooner State have proposed separate bills that would bring back the gas chamber, albeit with a new drug -- nitrogen. Blogs.wsj.com