# nitrogen gas execution

Jessica Simeone (@JessicaSimeone) on X » Alabama AG calls first nitrogen gas execution ‘textbook,’ but witnesses say inmate thrashed in final moments https://t.co/HRj1LeIHaL Twitter.com

U.S. Supreme Court allows nitrogen execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith to proceed - Alabama Reflector » In a dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Alabama was using Smith as a "guinea pig" to test an untried method of execution. Alabamareflector.com

Shibley Telhami (@ShibleyTelhami) on X » Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’ https://t.co/xwOAIBNsID Twitter.com

David Jekel (@doctor_jekel) on X » The recent execution by Alabama by nitrogen gas is horrifying. It was obvious that this method would cause great suffering (i.e. torture). It is exactly the sort of experiment in cruelty that the Nazis did. Abolish capital punishment. Twitter.com

After Alabama execution, Ohio Republicans push to allow nitrogen gas for death penalty » Ohio's Republican Attorney General Dave Yost wants to restart executions, but this time with nitrogen hypoxia, the same method Alabama used. Usatoday.com

Peter Tatchell (@PeterTatchell) on X » My warning proved correct: execution by nitrogen gas is agonising & prolonged - a form of torture Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas "writhed & convulsed…shaking violently" for 22 minutes, witnesses say Alabama executions are barbaric. Just like Iran & China! SHAME! Twitter.com

Maurice Chammah🍹🎻 (@MauriceChammah) on X » Journalist at @MarshallProj. Author of Let the Lord Sort Them: https://t.co/tk3p05WUGX Host of Just Say You’re Sorry: https://t.co/gSZKSXvUwJ Twitter.com

Alabama nitrogen gas execution and E. Jean Carroll trial resumes: Morning Rundown » Plus, a rat-shaped sidewalk hole has gone viral, and it's driving one Chicago street crazy. Nbcnews.com

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com

Alabama to Subject Death Row Spiritual Advisors to Nitrogen Gas Risks » In its euthanasia guidelines, the American Veterinary Medical Association advises against the use of nitrogen gas to kill rats. And yet Alabama is pushing ahead with plans to experiment with using the… Jurist.org