APNewsBreak: Doctor says drug scarcity drove execution plan
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November 30, 2017
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A scarcity of lethal injection drugs nationwide drove plans to use a never-before-tried three-drug combination for Nevada's first execution in more than 11 years, the state's former top doctor told The Associated Press.
In his first interview since resigning a month ago, Dr. John DiMuro defended the protocol he developed as Nevada's chief medical officer, saying he initially wanted to use a heart-stopping medication similar to what other states have used.
"We couldn't get the drugs. We had to work around being unable to obtain other drugs," DiMuro said this week. "There's noth...
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