Physicians and Executions

A crucial part of the debate in Baze v. Rees is the discussion of what an executioner's qualification should be, if any. The obvious choice for the administrator of the chemicals would be a physician. However, the American Medical Association has barred its members from any sort of direct participation in or supervision of executions and states have been forced to allow those without what should be deemed proper credentials to carry out the executions.

The New England Journal of Medicine recently held a round table discussion on the topic and the video and transcripts can be found here. (Thanks to Capital Defense Weekly for the find)