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Is nitrogen execution too 'gruesome' and 'cruel?' Louisiana is about to find out

A court in Louisiana ruled Jessie Hoffman can be put to death Tuesday using nitrogen hypoxia - deprivation of oxygen causing suffocation.

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Louisiana to Execute Rapist and Murderer Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method for First Time in 15 Years

A district judge issued a preliminary injunction to stop the execution last week, but a federal appeals court overturned the ruling on March 14, allowing it to continue

How do nitrogen gas executions work, why are they controversial? What to know before Louisiana's.

Louisiana plans to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman next week. Here's what to know about the method and why its controversial.

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Louisiana death row inmate asks for last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution

On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a ...

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The Breakdown: Explaining the uproar over nitrogen hypoxia

Nitrogen hypoxia requires pumping pure nitrogen through a full-facepiece respirator until the person dies by lack of oxygen.

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