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Anesthesiologists Face Censure for Participating in Executions

HeadlineMay 03, 2010

In death penalty news, the American Board of Anesthesiologists has threatened to revoke the certification of any member who participates in executing a prisoner by lethal injection. Board Secretary Mark Rockoff told the Washington Post the decision reflects the board’s belief that “we are healers, not executioners.”

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