Has Christa Pike's punishment been fulfilled or is the punishment death? | The World | ABC NEWS

Lawyers for US death row inmate Christa Pike say she has woken up and is speaking, almost a week after she survived attempts to execute her at a Tennessee prison. The ordeal has been described cruel and torturous, sparking debate over the ethics of enacting the death penalty and what should come next for the 50 year old. Monash bioethics centre lecturer Julian Koplin told The World's Girish Sawlani this is a legally unprecedented situation.

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