
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Christa Pike faces new legal hurdles after surviving a botched execution attempt, raising questions about cognitive impairment and capital punishment.

Christa Pike faces new legal hurdles after surviving a botched execution, raising crucial questions about cognitive impairment and capital punishment.
If Christa Pike's recovery from two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital has left her mentally impaired, she could be spared from her death sentence, according to a leading expert on capital punishment in the United States.