{"id":385633,"date":"2026-10-07T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lethal-injection-is-like-death-by-drowning-doctor-in-christa-pike-case\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:00:07","slug":"lethal-injection-is-like-death-by-drowning-doctor-in-christa-pike-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lethal-injection-is-like-death-by-drowning-doctor-in-christa-pike-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Lethal injection is like \u2018death by DROWNING\u2019 &#8211; Doctor in Christa Pike case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FW_c2p9NkTk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lethal injection is like \u2018death by DROWNING\u2019 - Doctor in Christa Pike case\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FW_c2p9NkTk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The unprecedented survival of Christa Pike following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee has plunged the American capital punishment system into a deep legal and constitutional crisis. <\/p>\n<p>Sentenced to death at age 18 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, Pike was scheduled to become the first woman executed by the state in over two centuries. However, after two lethal doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her, she survived and was rushed to intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>Pike is now reportedly conscious and speaking in hospital while handcuffed to her bed.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast, Anushka Asthana is joined by Dr. Joel Zivot, an anaesthesiologist advising Pike&#8217;s defence team,  Robin Maher from the Death Penalty Information Center, and &quot;Surviving Execution&quot; author Ian Woods. The panel asks: Can an execution ever truly be humane, or has America reached a breaking point with capital punishment?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unprecedented survival of Christa Pike following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee has plunged the American capital punishment system into a deep legal and constitutional crisis. 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