Colbert riffs on Cali execution drug story
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(Notice our story on the scramble for drugs flash up at 1:48.) In the most recent development in this ongoing story, Oklahoma is scheduled to execute John David Duty at 6pm today. Because they lack sodium thiopental, the state received permission from a judge to go ahead using a substitute drug–one that’s generally used to euthanize animals.
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The Federal District Court in Washington D.C. today ruled that execution drugs obtained by U.S. prisons from foreign suppliers are illegal and will have to be returned to the Food and Drug Administration. A number of states purchased sodium thiopental–an … Read More
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