“Kenny just began to gasp for air repeatedly and the execution took about 25 minutes total.”
Pretty compassionate way to kill a person.
Once again, the Law in the south is brutal.
“Kenny just began to gasp for air repeatedly and the execution took about 25 minutes total.”
Pretty compassionate way to kill a person.
Once again, the Law in the south is brutal.
How does the delivery method here differ from the euthanasia setup in Switzerland?
the swiss method is automated, and calculated.
sounds like there was a guy here goin ‘should i have turned the air off?’
IIRC, Switzerland used a hood over the patient, or an airtight pod, that was flooded with nitrogen. It pushed out all other gases so the patient just fell unconscious due to hypoxia without the discomfort caused by CO2 poisoning.
The execution method used a mask, like a rebreather. The nitrogen delivery was inadequate and the convict was able to breathe in some oxygen, either from less-than-pure nitrogen gas, or gaps around the mask.
The person who chooses euthanasia will also be choosing to breathe normally so they don’t get a buildup of CO2 from holding their breath.
People who are being euthanized are doing it voluntarily and will breathe intentionally to get the peaceful effects of losing consciousness and drifting off. They won’t be panicking, or trying not to die.
I assume they also have the option to stop at any time, so they are fully in control of the process.