"Alabama's Use of Nitrogen Hypoxia for Execution Sparks Controversy"

Alabama is set to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, a new method of capital punishment, after previous attempts at lethal injection failed. The U.S. has introduced six official execution methods, each with its own challenges and ethical concerns. The involvement of medical professionals in executions raises ethical and legal issues, and the repeated failures of execution methods have led to a continuous search for a more humane approach. Experts are skeptical that nitrogen hypoxia will solve the problems plaguing capital punishment in the U.S.