Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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United StatesThe United States takes a stance on legal grounds: the American press is following the controversy opened by the botched execution of Christa Pike, between preservation of evidence and appeals of other convicts.
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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.
- United States
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the account of Pike's condition is based on statements from his lawyer, with no other medical or official source cited.
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BrazilMedical
the narrative focuses on the physiological explanation of survival rather than the debate on capital punishment.
- United States
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Brazil onlyBrazilReliance on foreign outlets
the interview with the journalist is reprinted from a British media outlet.