Tag: lethal injection

• Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  US Supreme Court rules a convicted murderer has no right to a “painless death”

  

  US Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row in Missouri has no right to a “painless death”. The ruling clears the way for the execution of Russell Bucklew, who asked for gas rather than lethal injection, citing an unusual medical condition.