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On January 14, 2008, the Journal hosted a videotaped roundtable discussion of the issues raised by Baze v. Rees, currently before the Supreme Court, that asks whether the three-drug protocol used to carry out the death penalty by lethal injection causes unnecessary pain and suffering in violation of the Constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Moderator Atul Gawande was joined by law professor Deborah Denno, anesthesiologist–ethicist Robert Truog, and anesthesiologist David Waisel. What follows are highlights of their discussion about lethal injection, the current protocol, possible alternatives, and the role of physicians and other health care professionals in putting . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Alternative Approaches

Lethal Injection and the Eighth Amendment

Risk of Errors

Physician Involvement

Remedies

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Dr. Gawande is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, an associate professor of health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital — all in Boston. Dr. Denno is a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, New York. Dr. Truog is a professor of medical ethics, anesthesiology, and pediatrics, and Dr. Waisel an associate professor of anesthesia, at Harvard Medical School.

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