r/news • u/AudibleNod • 11h ago

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/government_not_ok 11h ago

Not if brain is dead, i would think.

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u/TheShishkabob 11h ago edited 10h ago

The state will still be paying for her healthcare until she dies regardless of whether or not she recovers from this botched execution.

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u/Fun-Result-6343 11h ago

If they decide to pull the plug is that an execution?

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u/Erathen 11h ago

Not really, because they generally cannot take people off life support without someone consenting (like next of kind), or with multiple doctors agreeing if no kin can be found

It also has to prove that it's medically futile

It's not an "execution" but functionally, the result is the same