Execution: an unwanted side-effect

Execution: an unwanted side-effect

In the state of Arizona, when a psychiatrist refused to administer a dose of antipsychotic medication sufficient to make the prisoner competent to be executed, the state advertised and found a "willing psychiatrist" who declared the prisoner competent.5 As far as physicians are concerned,...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 361; no. 9364; p. 1223
Main Author: Freedman, Alfred M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 05-04-2003
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Capital punishment
Capital Punishment - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Male
Mental Competency
Prisoners
United States
United States
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Summary:In the state of Arizona, when a psychiatrist refused to administer a dose of antipsychotic medication sufficient to make the prisoner competent to be executed, the state advertised and found a "willing psychiatrist" who declared the prisoner competent.5 As far as physicians are concerned, they are faced with a dilemma that could be readily resolved by the abolition of capital punishment. Since this cannot be accomplished at present in the USA, there is mounting support for a moratorium on executions that gives one hope for the future.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12927-3