Christa Pike case underscores prevalence of botched executions in US

Christa Pike's failed execution, for which she was sentenced to death for murdering a classmate at age 18, has reignited debate over the death penalty in the United States. The attempt was called off after two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her on September 30, and she reportedly regained consciousness, continuing to breathe and move. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a halt on executions and a third-party review of the incident. Experts note that botched lethal injections are a disturbingly common issue in US capital punishment cases.