Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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BrazilBrasília is seeking the medical explanation for an impossible survival: the Brazilian press is scrutinizing how Christa Pike withstood two doses of pentobarbital, including the dose, venous routes, and quality of the product.
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BelgiumBrussels recalls the story of the "unprecedented fiasco": the Belgian press tells the story of Christa Pike's awakening through the words of her lawyer and the renewed debate on the death penalty.
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Medical
the narrative focuses on the physiological explanation of survival rather than the debate on capital punishment.
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BelgiumRelies on the lawyer
the awakening story is based on the defense statement, quoted verbatim by the two titles.
Reduced role of the victim
Colleen Slemmer only appears in one sentence recalling the facts.
- Brazil
Reliance on foreign outlets
the interview with the journalist is reprinted from a British media outlet.
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Brazil onlyBelgiumthis perspective does not carry this information