Pike survived a lethal injection execution on Wednesday. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.

Christa Pike, the woman who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee earlier this week, is on a ventilator as she receives care in the hospital, her lawyers said in a new statement Friday.

“Christa remains critically ill and is receiving medical care for the devastating effects of Wednesday night’s events,” the lawyers’ statement said. “She is critically ill, unconscious, intubated and receiving breathing assistance through a ventilator.”

The statement said she is being treated for “the serious effects of the pentobarbital administered during the execution attempt, including significant injuries to both arms.”

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[–] 15 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Most pharmaceutical companies won't sell the state the drugs used to properly kill someone. Rather than stop executing people, the state tries to make do with whatever they can get their hands on.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

    Why not just buy fentanyl in bulk from China and give them a hot shot?

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  • [–] 10 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    I believe there are all sorts of restrictions on what sources they are allowed to buy from. This is also supposed to be "punishment" so they don't want the prisoner to feel good before they die.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 hours ago

    I had fentanyl administered by a professional once and I didn't feel good, I just lost consciousness within some three seconds. Probably the matter of right dose.

    On the other hand, death penalty supporters probably wouldn't want to take chances with the three seconds window.

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