COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Convicted Tennessee killer Christa Pike is still in the hospital after two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection. Now the botched execution is once again raising nationwide questions about capital punishment and the effectiveness of what is, at the moment, Ohio’s only legal method of execution.
According to Gov. Mike DeWine (R), drug companies have threatened to stop supplying Ohio with other medications if the state uses their products in executions.
That, DeWine says, is the reason he has halted all executions during his time in office. DeWine also announced earlier this year that he no longer believes capital punishment serves as an effective deterrent to violent crime and believes it should be abolished…