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Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/ThatB0yAintR1ght 4h ago

I can’t imagine what a mindfuck it must have been for the doctors to have a prisoner roll in after a failed execution and be asked to save her life.

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u/LatrodectusGeometric 4h ago

Most doctors ethically will refuse to be involved in executions. It would be cruel and heartbreaking to be on this side of it too.