.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson ended up being the 1st person anywhere to become put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a preacher from Alabama, on her other half's orders. The state had 1st tried to execute him, through deadly shot, in November 2022, however mishandled the treatment. After that, Mr Johnson selected to become put to death by novel means. His execution has actually induced indignation: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is actually a fast, painless death however many health care pros disagree. Some have parallelled it to abuse. Why performed Alabama authorize this untried approach?