田纳西州死刑执行失败引发暂停呼声

美国田纳西州对死囚克里斯塔·派克的死刑执行周三失败，引发对美国死刑制度的广泛质疑。123该州注射了两支完整的戊巴比妥钠后，派克仍未死亡，州长比尔·李随即叫停了执行程序。14派克目前处于危急状态，正在接受救生医疗护理。134

派克被注射了5毫克的镇静剂，这一剂量在正常情况下被认为是致命的，但她成为了唯一在接受此剂量注射后仍存活的人。1目击者报告称，在两轮注射过程中，派克仍在呼吸，并抬起头部询问燃烧和疼痛是否属于正常情况。4派克的律师兰迪·斯皮维表示："她现在还活着，正在接受救命医疗。"4

这次失败的执行被广泛描述为"令人痛苦的"。2州长比尔·李随后宣布暂停全州所有死刑执行至少到年底，并下令进行独立调查。4律师、医生和宗教界人士随即呼吁暂停美国死刑。1

Tennessee's attempted execution of 50-year-old death row inmate Christa Pike ended in medical failure on Wednesday when Governor Bill Lee halted the procedure after two complete doses of pentobarbital were administered.14 Pike, who was convicted in 1995 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, survived the lethal injection protocol and remains in critical condition receiving life-sustaining medical care.14

The execution was marked by extraordinary complications during the injection process. Witnesses reported that Pike continued breathing, lifted her head, and asked whether burning and pain sensations were normal—responses indicating the deadly drug did not take effect as intended.4 Medical professionals and death penalty observers have noted that Pike appears to be the only person known to have survived after receiving a 5 milligram dose of pentobarbital, which is typically considered a lethal dose under standard execution protocols.1

The botched procedure has prompted urgent calls from lawyers, physicians, and religious leaders to suspend capital punishment across the United States.12 Governor Lee announced an immediate halt to all executions in Tennessee at least through the end of the year and ordered an independent investigation into the execution process.4