: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
Examples of hypoxia in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAlabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, as the primary method of lethal injection has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024 Proponents of nitrogen hypoxia have insisted that the method is a more humane alternative to the long-preferred method of lethal injection.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 Use of hypoxia Robert Dunham, director of policy for the Death Penalty Policy Project, said Kansas’ bill was problematic for several reasons, especially in light of Alabama’s use of hypoxia.—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024 Alabama approved the use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions in 2018, given that the primary method, lethal injection, has become increasingly difficult because of a shortage of the necessary drugs.—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024 Nitrogen hypoxia is a process that aims to cause asphyxiation by forcing an individual to inhale pure nitrogen or lethally high concentrations of it through a gas mask.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024 While merely adding execution death by hypoxia is troubling, the Louisiana House bill goes further.—Joel B. Zivot, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024 Oklahoma and Mississippi are the only other states that have authorized executions by nitrogen hypoxia.—S. Dev, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024 Since 2015, nitrogen hypoxia has been added as options in three states – Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma – without being tried.—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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