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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's foreign minister said Thursday she will urge U.S. states such as Texas and Ohio to stop using a drug produced by a Danish company in lethal injections, and Britain announced it was banning the export of three such drugs to the United States.
Pentobarbital is a sedative with a range of medical uses, including the treatment of epileptic seizures and other conditions that require some form of sedation. Since late last year, it has been used in the U.S. for lethal injections. Denmark, as is the case with the rest of Europe, is against the death penalty.
U.S. urged to stop using Danish drug in executions
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