Tennessee Medical professionals call for pause on executions

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 399

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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Around 40 doctors and other medical professionals called on Gov. Bill Lee to pause death penalty executions until the state improves the process.

The group, which sent Lee a three-page letter and held a news conference Tuesday, isn’t requesting the end of executions but wants lawmakers to find a way that they can be performed without doctors and nurses.

John Greer, a retired doctor, said it’s against the Hippocratic Oath, an ethics pledge medical …

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