Doctor and medical ethicist unpacks Christa Pike's botched execution
Attorneys for convicted murderer Christa Pike say she is slowly recovering from a botched attempt to execute her with lethal injections. Dr. Lydia Dugdale, a doctor of internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and a medical ethicist, joins "The Takeout" to discuss the case.
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is slowly recovering from a botched execution attempt. According to her attorneys, she has begun walking and eating again, although she is still mentally "foggy" and can lose her train of thought easily.
Pike was given two lethal doses of pentobarbital, but they failed to kill her. She had been considered brain dead and doctors had planned to remove life support, but she unexpectedly woke up and started talking. Her lawyers have expressed concern about potential permanent damage.
Pike's lawyers have called on Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison. The governor has suspended executions in Tennessee pending an independent investigation. It is unclear whether the state will attempt to execute Pike again.
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