# nitrogen gas execution

Oklahoma is closely watching Alabama's nitrogen gas execution » Unless blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama will attempt to put a man to death with nitrogen gas Thursday night, a never before used execution method that the state Journaltimes.com

Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution » Breathing through a nitrogen-filled face mask that deprived him of oxygen, 58-year-old convicted killer Kenneth Eugene Smith convulsed in seizurelike spasms for at least two minutes of the 22-minute execution by nitrogen hypoxia Thursday. Post-gazette.com

Responses of Pigs to Stunning with Nitrogen Filled High-Expansion Foam » Stunning pigs with carbon dioxide gas is one of the most common methods for commercial slaughter. Carbon dioxide, however, has been shown to be aversive for pigs and causes a high degree of distress before they lose consciousness. Stunning with nitrogen… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Nitrogen gas execution: Alabama perform di first US nitrogen gas execution on Kenneth Eugene Smith - BBC News Pidgin » Witnesses observe say im bin dey struggle for two to four minutes and im breath heavily for about five minutes before dem announce say im don die at 20:25 local time (02:35 GMT). Bbc.com

Supreme Court allows Alabama to carry out first-ever execution by nitrogen gas of death row inmate Kenneth Smith » The Supreme Court rejected Kenneth Smith's argument that it would be unconstitutional for the state to attempt a second execution after a failed lethal injection in 2022. Cbsnews.com

Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets » Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture. Cbsnews.com

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution proceeds with unprecedented, controversial method » A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way. Cbsnews.com

Nitrogen gas execution was "textbook" and will be used again, Alabama attorney general says » Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions. Cbsnews.com