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The use of nitrogen hypoxia has been the subject of delays in Alabama that have focused not on whether it is inhumane, but logistical issues of how it would be administered.
While asphyxiation by helium can be detected at autopsy, there is currently no test that can detect asphyxiation by nitrogen. For this reason, nitrogen is commonly the preferred choice for people who do not want the cause of death established. [4] [5] [6] Suicide bags were first used during the 1990s. The method was mainly developed in North ...
The Alabama attorney general's office told federal appeals court judges last week that nitrogen hypoxia is "the most painless and humane method of execution known to man." But what exactly Smith ...
The term "nitrogen hypoxia" started to emerge in state legislation in 2015, when Oklahoma authorized it as an execution method after a botched lethal injection prompted its public safety ...
But while Alabama is intent on using nitrogen hypoxia, in which a person breathes only nitrogen and dies from a lack of oxygen, some details of the protocol remain cloaked in mystery to the public.
The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos, and sometimes referred to as a "suicide pod" [1]) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".
Demetrius Terrence Frazier (October 29, 1972 – February 6, 2025) was an American convicted murderer and serial rapist executed in Alabama for the 1991 rape and murder of 40-year-old Pauline Brown, after a robbery on November 27, 1991.
Louisiana will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, forging ahead on plans set in motion last spring to carry out death sentences using nitrogen hypoxia. The office of Louisiana Gov. Jeff ...