Human rights in the USA: land of the free?

“The IV line then wiggled a bit, a sign that one of the medical technicians behind a second curtain had inserted the first of three syringes–bringing a chemical that induces unconsciousness–into the line. At the second wiggle, a chemical to stop Wrightʹs breathing headed for his veins. His chest and stomach heaved deeply, again, again, again, again. Then it stopped. A third wiggle from the intravenous tube brought the final dose into the lethal cocktail, a chemical to stop his heart. Several minutes later, after a doctor watching a heart monitor gave the signal, Wright was declared dead.”1