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Arizona to stop using controversial drug after botched executions

By Kelly Cohen
Published December 20, 2016 9:08pm ET
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Arizona to stop using controversial drug after botched executions
The decision to prohibit the use of the sedative midazolam, or related products, now leaves Arizona without an available method to perform executions. (AP Photo/File) | AP

A controversial sedative drug used in several botched executions will no longer be used by the Arizona Department of Corrections.

The decision to prohibit the use of the sedative midazolam, or related products, now leaves Arizona without an available method to perform executions.

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