WorldPingThe botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.
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Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
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WorldPingAs of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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WorldPingPike remains in critical condition, her lawyers said, two days after the state administered two doses of pentobarbital but failed to kill her.
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