What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama poised to use untested execution method

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The non-profit organization noted that "lethal gas" is authorized broadly as an execution method in seven states, including Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma, although only those three have specified the use of nitrogen for this purpose, and only Alabama has released a formal execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia.
40% : It is among three states, along with Oklahoma and Mississippi, that technically permit the method as an alternative in the death chamber since lethal injections in recent years have become harder to get.
40% : It is a relatively new alternative to more common forms of capital punishment, like lethal injection and electrocution, which are the two methods used most prevalently across the U.S., according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
40% : That restriction formed the basis for a lawsuit filed by Rev. Jeffrey Hood, a spiritual adviser to death row inmates, challenging the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions.

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