
美國田納西州女囚派克於9月30日接受致死劑量的戊巴比妥注射後意外倖存,現年50歲的她已出院返回監獄繼續接受醫療照護。州長已下令暫停州內所有死刑並展開獨立調查,聯合國人權官員呼籲其他州廢除死刑。
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田納西州於2024年改採單一藥物注射死刑方案,使用戊巴比妥,但由於歐洲法律限制藥物出售用於死刑,美國監獄系統常依賴規模較小、監管寬鬆的調劑藥局採購藥物,採購過程不透明。
(中央社華盛頓10日綜合外電報導)美國田納西州女囚派克(Christa Pike)上週接受注射死刑卻意外倖存,她的律師今天表示,派克已出院並返回監獄。
法新社報導,現年50歲的派克於9月30日接受2劑理應致命的藥物戊巴比妥(pentobarbital)後仍倖存。
她當時被送往醫院時情況危急,但隨後恢復意識。她的律師本週表示,她現在已經可以下床走動,但精神狀態仍相當「昏沉恍惚」。
根據死刑資訊中心(Death Penalty Information Center,DPI),派克是唯一一名在注射致死劑量的死刑藥物後仍存活的受刑人。
派克的律師今天在聲明中表示,派克已從當地一家醫院出院,目前已返回她已服刑超過30年的復健中心。派克正在監獄繼續接受醫療照護,律師團將持續追蹤她的康復情況。
事發過後,田納西州長李比爾(Bill Lee)已下令暫停州內今年排定的所有死刑,並由第三方對這起失敗案例展開獨立調查。
田納西州2024年改採單一藥物注射死刑方案,使用強效藥物戊巴比妥,但由於歐洲法律禁止藥廠將藥物出售用於死刑,美國監獄系統通常也仰賴規模較小、監管寬鬆的「調劑藥局」來採購藥物,整個採購過程相當不透明。
全球多數國家及美國23州已廢除死刑,聯合國人權事務高級專員圖克(Volker Turk)表示,派克的案例表明美國其餘各州也應跟進廢除死刑。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
田納西州將在獨立調查完成前維持死刑暫停狀態
Likely · Within weeks
其他美國州可能參考此案例重新評估其死刑執行方案
Possible · Within months

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