# ‘There is no Plan B,’ anesthesiology professor says after Christa Pike’s failed execution

https://mins.news/en/video/82652

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-01 23:09 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7P1eARkpE4

> Dr. Joel Zivot, a professor of anesthesiology and surgery, discusses why Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike failed, saying there was no backup plan.

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