U.S. group urges states to use only legal drugs for executions

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U.S. group urges states to use only legal drugs for executions

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-group-urges-states-only-legal-drugs-executions-172818154.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VszDu503KAJWmQuXbKM5Qg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-07T172818Z_1_LYNXMPEA460KV_RTROPTP_2_USA-EXECUTION-OKLAHOMA-HALT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Death row inmate Clayton Lockett in a picture from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections" align="left" title="Death row inmate Clayton Lockett in a picture from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections" border="0" /></a>By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. states executing prisoners should stick to using legally obtained drugs approved by federal health regulators, despite shortages that have left officials scrambling, a legal rights advocacy group urged in recommendations released on Wednesday. The Constitution Project said in a report that drugs used in executions should have U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, and should be checked to ensure they are effective and have not expired. Capital punishment is a possible sentence in 32 of the 50 U.S. states, and many states are grappling with a shortage of drugs once used for executions. Pharmaceutical manufacturers and governments in Europe, where many of the companies are headquartered, object to use of the products in executions.</p><br clear="all"/>

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