Christa Pike speaks after failed execution; Tennessee weighs next step in rare botched lethal injection

Christa Pike, on death row for a 1995 murder, survived two doses of pentobarbital during her 30 September execution attempt and has now given her first public statement. The failed execution raises legal and ethical questions about Tennessee's lethal injection protocol, with no clear next step announced. This is a rare botched execution that could prompt litigation or policy review.

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