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Death Chambers: No Anesthesiologists Allowed

by Turi McNameeMay 23, 2010It?s a somewhat unusual experience when a regulatory body feels the need to make a public statement saying that doctors should not kill people.But that?s exactly what the American Board of Anesthesiology has done, stating that anesthesiologists are not to participate in capital punishment if they wish to be certified. It?s a statement that?s reminiscent of the American Medical Association?s opposition to physician involvement in capital punishment. But why are anesthesiologists in particular being singled out?In a nation where capital punishment is constitutional while at the same time such punishment is not allowed to be cruel or unusual, stories of bungled executions make headlines and fill courtrooms. Truly there are some gruesome tales where the final exit more closely approximates a final flail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on May 27, 2010 (boomark / email).