Lethal Injection 1372 31 states+ and U.S. Military and U.S. Gov’t In South Carolina, lethal injection may be elected as an alternative method, if available. +includes 4 states that no longer have an active death penalty Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado^, Delaware,* Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,** North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, [South Carolina], South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington*, Wyoming, U.S. Military, U.S. Government ^Colorado abolished the death penalty prospectively on March 23, 2020, and those on death row at that time had their sentences commuted. * Delaware and Washington have declared their capital sentencing procedures unconstitutional and have resentenced all death-row prisoners to life without parole. **New Hampshire abolished the death penalty but the repeal may not apply retroactively, leaving a prisoner on death row facing possible execution. To find the drug protocols used by states, see State-by-State Lethal Injection. For more information regarding bloodborne pathogen transmission associated with unsafe practices during assisted monitoring of blood glucose, consult the following resources. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nosocomial hepatitis B virus associated with spring-loaded fingerstick blood sampling devices – Ohio and New York City, 1996. MMWR 1997;46:217-221. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Notes from the Field: Deaths from Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in an Assisted-Living Facility – North Carolina, August-October 2010. MMWR 2011;60:182. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Transmission of hepatitis B virus among persons undergoing blood glucose monitoring in long-term-care facilities–Mississippi, North Carolina, and Los Angeles County, California, 2003-2004. MMWR 2005;54:220-223. Counard CC, Perz JF, Linchancgo PC, et al. Acute hepatitis B outbreaks related to fingerstick blood glucose monitoring in two assisted living facilities.external icon J Am Geriatric Soc 2010;58:306-311. Khan AJ, Cotter SM, Schulz B, et al. Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus infection among residents with diabetes in a skilled nursing facility. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002;23:313-318. Klonoff DG. Improving the Safety of Blood Glucose Monitoring. J Diabetes Sci Technology 2011;5(6): 1307-1311 Klonoff DC, Perz JF. Assisted Monitoring of Blood Glucose: Special Safety Needs for a New Paradigm in Testing Glucose external icon. J Diabetes Sci Technol2010;4(5):1027-1031 Patel AS, White-Comstock MB, Woolard D, Perz JF. Infection Control Practices in Assisted Living Facilities: A Response to Hepatitis B Virus Infection Outbreaks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009;30:209-214. Polish LB, Shapiro CN, Bauer F, Klotz P, Ginier P, Roberto RR, Margolis HS, Alter MJ. Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus associated with a spring-loaded finger-stick device. N Engl J Med 1992;326(11):721–5. Quale JM, Landman D, Wallace B, Atwood E, Ditore V, Frucher G. Deja vu: nosocomial hepatitis B virus transmission and fingerstick monitoring. Am J Med1998;105(4):296–301. Southwick KL, Clement EJ, Konings F, VanZetta S, Johnson GS, Schaffzin JK. Cluster of hepatitis B infection among residents of an assisted living facility–New York, 2007. In Final Program and Abstracts. Sixth International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Atlanta, GA. March 16-19, 2008. Thompson ND, Barry V, Alelis K, Gui D, Perz JF. Evaluation of the Potential for Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission Associated with Diabetes Care Practices in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, Pinellas County. JAGS 2010;58:914-918. Thompson ND, Perz JF. Eliminating the Blood: Ongoing Outbreaks of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and the Need for Innovative Glucose Monitoring Techniques. [PDF 445 KB]external iconJ Diabetes Sci Technol 2009;3(2):283-288. Thompson ND, Schaefer MK. “Never Events”: Hepatitis B Outbreaks and Patient Notifications Resulting from Unsafe Practices during Assisted Monitoring of Blood Glucose, 2009-2010. [PDF 1,118 KB]external icon J Diabetes Sci Technol 2011;5(6):1396-1402.
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Led by Attorney General Greg Abbott, Texas has fought the federal government for control over various issues, including environmental regulation and oversight of voting laws. This interactive highlights the 18 lawsuits that the state currently has pending against the federal government. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, impacting two of the state’s lawsuits against the federal government — regarding the state's voter ID law and adopting legislative and congressional redistricting maps without federal approval. The lawsuits are still pending with portions of each case still in litigation. A lawsuit challenging federal health officials who cut off funding for the Texas Women’s Health Program was voluntarily dismissed in January after the state relaunched the program solely with state funds. But Texas filed another suit against the federal government in February challenging the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Environmental Protection Agency continues to be Texas’ most frequent opponent in legal battles under Abbott, with 14 active lawsuits. To simplify some overlapping arguments, the lawsuits against the EPA are grouped into five main issues for this interactive. Flip through this interactive to see the nature of the fights and the arguments of Abbott and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Skip to: Dodd-Frank Multi-State Challenge | The Contraception Rule | The Endangerment Finding | Greenhouse Gas Regulation | Call to Change Greenhouse Gas Rules | Federal Takeover of Greenhouse Gas Permitting | Cross-State Air Pollution Rule | Redistricting | Texas' Voter ID Law
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