"Why do they use sterilized needles for death by…

“Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?” is a popular question that has been printed on an image. The question was posted on the newsgroup alt.fan.cecil-adams February 17, 1999, and is usually grouped with other “imponderable” questions.

There are several answers to the question. It is more sanitary, for all concerned, that the needles be sterilized.

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Do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?
Dave
2/17/99
I got a list of one-liners by e-mail this morning, most of them were pretty old (ie. Is there another word for synonym?), anyway this was the only one that actually made me think for a minute.

Do any of you folks know for sure whether a sterile needle is required when a lethal injection is used in carrying out a death sentence?

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Fredrich P. Maney
3/10/99
Golgotha

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: Do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?

(Having talked to my coworker who used to work for the Justice Cabinet in Kentucky and helped set up the procedure for lethal injection in the state of Kentucky) Yes, they use sterile needles for lethal injections. The reasoning being if something happens during the execution (like the governor issuing a stay of execution after the saline IV has been hooked up 30 minutes prior to the actual execution) that prohibits the completion of the execution and the convicted has been infected with something, the state is now open to a law suit by the convicted that, even if thrown out, will delay the execution and cause a lot of bad PR.

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