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Christa Pike, 50, was taken to a hospital after surviving two administrations of pentobarbital during her scheduled lethal injection execution, according to one of her attorneys who spoke to the BBC. Pike had been on death row for decades after being convicted of murder, and the botched execution has raised fresh questions about lethal injection protocols in the United States. The incident is likely to intensify scrutiny of capital punishment methods and could prompt legal challenges or a review of execution procedures in Tennessee.