# US woman who survived botched execution is conscious and speaking

https://mins.news/en/item/89846

- France 24, 2026-10-07 14:28 UTC
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- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261007-us-woman-who-survived-botched-execution-is-conscious-speaking

> Lawyers said Tuesday that a woman who survived a failed execution at a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, though her prognosis is unclear. Christa Pike, 50, was given two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison a week ago. She was sentenced to death for a murder committed as a teenager.

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