(CNN) — Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday signed a bill allowing Tennessee to electrocute death row inmates when the state is unable to obtain lethal injection drugs.
Controversy over lethal injections has been brewing in recent years after European manufacturers, including the Denmark-based manufacturer of pentobarbital, banned U.S. prisons from using their drugs in executions.
In 2009, the U.S.-based manufacturer of sodium thiopental, a drug also commonly used in executions, stopped making the painkiller.
Many states have scrambled to find products from overseas or have used American-based compounding pharmacies to create substitutes.
CNN’s Dave Alsup contributed to this report.
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manalishi
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Justice served.
athynz
Yes indeed.
Troll
Usual athynz sophistication.
athynz
Usual David trolling with the – what, 20th screen name? This one at least fits.
Troll
Manalishi is the clever one of the dynamic duo.
Paul
manalishi and athynz ….. two great minds. NOT.
athynz
Wow how many screen names can you come up with boy? How many of your personalities can you manifest on here? I almost wish I had taken up psychology because this is utterly fascinating – watching a fragmented personality manifest itself in such a way. One could write a paper or two on this… Keep going old boy, keep going!