.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the 1st individual anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a minister coming from Alabama, on her partner's orders. The state possessed very first tried to execute him, by lethal treatment, in November 2022, yet messed up the method. After that, Mr Smith selected to be killed through novel methods. His execution has actually led to flare-up: Alabama claims nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, easy death yet numerous health care experts differ. Some have actually likened it to torture. Why did Alabama authorise this untested strategy?