Catholic group decries Oklahoma execution, during which inmate vomited

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2021 / 17:09 pm

A Catholic organization is calling on Oklahoma to stop executing prisoners following yet another botched execution Thursday afternoon.  

Oklahoma executed John Marion Grant, the first of seven scheduled executions in the next six months, on Oct. 28. According to onlookers, Grant began convulsing and vomiting after being administered midazolam, the first drug in a three-drug cocktail used in lethal injections. Prison officials wiped Grant’s vomit off of his face and neck after “several minutes,” per the AP.