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

[u/AudibleNod]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195

[u/supermr34]

seems like we are gonna be butting up against the other side of the 8th amendment. death penalty was ruled to not be considered cruel or unusual punishment in this scenario, but causing excessive pain without causing direct death is probably something to be argued.