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August 24, 2017

Johnson & Johnson Speak Out Against Its Drug Being Used in Execution
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Back in the United States, the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson
has spoken out against its drugs being used in executions. Today, the
state of Florida is slated to use an anesthetic drug developed by a
division of Johnson & Johnson in the execution of death row prisoner
Mark Asay. If carried out, it will be the first time this drug is used
in a U.S. execution. In response, the Johnson & Johnson division said,
"We do not condone the use of our medicines in lethal injections for
capital punishment."


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