Oklahoma bill would allow use of nitrogen gas in executions

Oklahoma legislators believe they have come up with a good backup plan in case lethal injection isn't a viable option for an execution: Nitrogen gas hypoxia. The Oklahoma Senate sent the governor a bill that says the new method can be used if lethal injections drugs become unavailable. Gov. Mary Fallin (R) is a supporter of the death penalty, but her office would not comment on the bill. Executions in the state are on hiatus, following a botched execution last year that took 43 minutes to comple...