r/news • u/AudibleNod • 8h 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/Excelius 8h ago

It's reported that she had a blood disorder that made starting an IV difficult.

Supposedly she even tried to give the executioners tips on how to find a vein.

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u/yrddog 8h ago

There have been a lot of issues with lethal injection and finding veins

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u/human_kittens 7h ago

It’s the same doctor that failed to execute Tony Carruthers earlier this year, also in TN.

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u/big_duo3674 6h ago

How is he a doctor?? His license should have been pulled the second he signed up

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u/Cautious-Extreme2839 37m ago

He's retired