Christa Pike is critically ill in a Nashville hospital after surviving two attempts by Tennessee to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers say.
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in the 1990s for a murder she committed as a teenager, with her lawyers saying she has a blood disorder that made it difficult to establish an intravenous line.
Lawyer condemns execution attempt
Pike's lawyer Randy Spivey says Tennessee has again demonstrated it is unable to carry out an execution with 'basic human dignity'.
Tennessee has suspended executions as Pike's lawyer says the failed lethal injection leaves her in critical condition.
Background and status
Details about Pike's case and the failed execution have been reported, with the state now reviewing its procedures.
