OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Like most states that impose the death penalty, Arizona uses a three-drug lethal injection protocol. Under the protocol, executions are carried out through the sequential administration of three chemicals—sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride. The problems that can arise from the use of such a protocol are well known: if the sodium thiopental is not administered correctly...
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