.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the very first person anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually convicted in 1989 of killing Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a minister coming from Alabama, on her partner's orders. The state possessed 1st tried to execute him, by deadly treatment, in Nov 2022, but mishandled the operation. Afterwards, Mr Johnson opted for to become nailed to a cross by novel ways. His punishment has triggered flare-up: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, pain-free death yet several health care experts disagree. Some have parallelled it to abuse. Why did Alabama authorize this unproved approach?