Lethal Injection

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Execution method
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Firing_squad
gptkb:Gas_chamber
Electrocution
Hanging
gptkbp:commonDrugsUsed gptkb:Pancuronium_bromide
gptkb:Potassium_chloride
gptkb:Sodium_thiopental
gptkbp:controversy Ethical concerns
Botched executions
Drug shortages
gptkbp:executionChamber gptkb:prison
gptkbp:executionTime Typically 5-18 minutes
gptkbp:executionWarrant Issued by court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lethal Injection
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_States
1982
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Jay_Chapman
gptkbp:legalStatus Banned in some countries
Legal in some U.S. states
gptkbp:medicalInvolvement Physicians often refuse participation
gptkbp:method medical procedure
gptkbp:opposedBy Human rights organizations
gptkbp:perceivedAs Seen as more humane
Subject to debate
gptkbp:procedureSteps Heart-stopping agent administration
Paralytic agent administration
Sedative administration
gptkbp:protocolsVaryBy gptkb:Country
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_(U.S.)
Death penalty
gptkbp:replacedBy None (still in use in some places)
gptkbp:riskFactor Awareness during execution
Painful death if drugs fail
Prolonged execution
gptkbp:subjectOf Supreme Court cases
Documentaries
Media reports
gptkbp:supportedBy Some government officials
gptkbp:usedFor Capital punishment
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jay_Lethal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5