Fifteen pharmacology professors are arguing to stop the impending execution of a condemned Ohio killer on grounds that a sedative being used is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain.
In a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, the professors called the record on the sedative midazolam “profoundly troubling” and said it’s “unsuitable” as an execution drug.
Their filing comes as Ohio prepares to resume executions after a more than three-year hiatus.