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(Health-NewsWire.Net, July 10, 2015 ) West Palm Beach, FL -- Florida had to put a pause on their rapid pace of executions back in February as a result of a pending U.S. Supreme Court case. However, now that the drug has been approved, the state isn't wasting anytime picking back up on the rate of executions, according to the Miami Herald.
Attorney General Pam Bondi filed to life the state court order which prohibits executions just a few hours after the Supreme Court ruled the drug used in lethal injections as constitutional. Bondi specifically asked Florida Supreme Court to continue moving forward in the execution of Jerry Correll who has been convicted of a quadruple murder. According to reports, Correll would be the 22nd person to be executed in the state of florida since 2011 when Rick Scott became Governor.
In the state of Florida executions are carried out in the form of lethal injection, the execution process requires a series of three drugs which include one to be used as anesthesia to numb and put the inmate to sleep, the next set of drugs causes paralysis, and the final drug induces cardiac arrest.
Midazolam is the drug used in lethal injections which had caused an uproar as well as leading the Supreme Court to put a pause of executions. Midazolam is currently only used in four states, one being Florida. Those who are against the drugs claim that the drug is not reliable in making people become unconscious. The drug has also been linked to two highly publicized botched executions in Arizona and Oklahoma according to reports from the Miami Herald.
Despite midazolam being highly criticized. the U.S. Supreme Court found concluded that there is not enough evidence to prove that the drug doesn't work. In addition, the inmates who presented the case to the court did not meet the set standards to declare a method of execution unconstitutional. Justice Samuel Alito added that there will always be the risk of experiencing pain in any type of death.
In the face of the court ruling in the favor of midazolam, death penalty opponents, including Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty have petitioned for the state to cease executions. Currently 395 prisoners are on death row awaiting Governor Scott to sign their death warrant or to achieve a successful appeal.
A medical associate from West Palm Beach Drug Rehab comments "I do agree with Justice Alito that there is a great risk of experiencing pain during any type of death, however, people should not have to experience pain if not necessary. I am not for or against the death penalty, but I do believe that these lethal injections should be put on pause until a more reliable drug is found to replace midazolam."
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