Execution by lethal injection

[Ripley]

In the spirit of enquiry.

 

As I understand it, the condemned prisoner is executed by a cocktail of drugs, which first tranquilise him/her and then cause a heart attack and death results after anything up to half an hour.

 

Presumably medical practitioners were responsible for devising and implementing this particular form of execution, which, unlike hanging, shooting or Old Sparky needs more than just the tools of the trade but a high degree of knowledge and expertise.

 

How does this square with their oath to preserve life and to what degree does the inventor of the method differ from, say, Dr Mengele?

[DanielS]

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