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Failed Tennessee execution triggers review of lethal-injection protocols

Failed Tennessee execution triggers review of lethal-injection protocols

Christa Pike survived two lethal-injection doses and remains critically ill. Gov. Bill Lee suspended Tennessee executions and ordered an independent review, while attorneys allege repeated IV failures, inadequate medical oversight and a process that was foreseeably flawed.

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Updated Oct 2, 2026