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Carlo Musso is an emergency physician working in Georgia. He has participated in executions by lethal injection as part of a medical team assisting Georgia state prison personnel to carry out the procedure.^[1]

Views on capital punishment

Musso is personally opposed to the death penalty,^[2] but says that he sees lethal injection as an "end-of-life issue, just as with any other terminal disease. It just happens that it involves a legal process instead of a medical process. When we have a patient who can no longer survive his illness, we as physicians must ensure he has comfort. [A death-penalty] patient is no different from a patient dying of cancer—except his cancer is a court order.”^[2]

Criticism

In part because participation by physicians in executions is forbidden by the code of ethics of the American Medical Association,^[3] Musso has come under criticism for his actions.^[1]^[2] In June 2011, the Southern Center for Human Rights filed complaints against Musso with the Georgia Composite Medical Board, alleging that he had illegally imported sodium thiopental, one of the key substances used in executions by lethal injection. The complaints further alleged that Musso sold the sodium thiopental to the states of Kentucky and Tennessee without the requisite licenses from the DEA.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Baldwin, Robert (January 1, 2009). Life and death matters: seeking the truth about capital punishment. NewSouth Books. pp. 56–58. ISBN 978-1-58838-234-4. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gawande, Atul (2006). "When Law and Ethics Collide — Why Physicians Participate in Executions". New England Journal of Medicine. 354 (12): 1221–1229. doi:10.1056/nejmp068042. PMID 16554524.
^ "AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 2.06 – Capital Punishment". American Medical Association. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ Chirico, Jeff (June 20, 2011). "Civil rights group calls for GA execution doc to lose license". CBS Atlanta. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

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+'''Carlo Musso''' is an [[emergency physician]] working in [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]].  He has participated in executions by [[lethal injection]] as part of a medical team assisting Georgia state prison personnel to carry out the procedure.<ref name="baldwin">{{cite book|last=Baldwin|first=Robert|title=Life and death matters: seeking the truth about capital punishment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFXG8-CrPK8C&pg=PA56|accessdate=3 September 2011|date=1 January 2009|publisher=NewSouth Books|isbn=978-1-58838-234-4|pages=56–58}}</ref>
+==Views on capital punishment==
-'''Carlo Musso''' is an [[emergency physician]] working in [[Georgia (U.S. State) | Georgia]].  He participates in executions by [[lethal injection]] as part of a medical team assisting Georgia state prison personnel to carry out the procedure.<ref name=baldwin>{{cite book|last=Baldwin|first=Robert|title=Life and death matters: seeking the truth about capital punishment|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QFXG8-CrPK8C&pg=PA56|accessdate=3 September 2011|date=1 January 2009|publisher=NewSouth Books|isbn=978-1-58838-234-4|pages=56–58}}</ref>  Musso is personally opposed to the death penalty,<ref name=gawande>{{cite journal | title = When Law and Ethics Collide — Why Physicians Participate in Executions | author = [[Atul Gawande|Gawande, Atul]] | journal = [[New England Journal of Medicine]] | volume = 354 | year = 2006 | page = 1221-1229}} [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068042 (available online)]</ref> but says that he sees lethal injection as an "end-of-life issue, just as with any other terminal disease. It just happens that it involves a legal process instead of a medical process. When we have a patient who can no longer survive his illness, we as physicians must ensure he has comfort. [A death-penalty] patient is no different from a patient dying of cancer — except his cancer is a court order.”<ref name=gawande />  In part because participation by physicians in executions is forbidden by the code of ethics of the [[American Medical Association]],<ref name=ama>{{cite web | url = http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion206.page? | title = AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 2.06 - Capital Punishment | publisher = American Medical Association | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}</ref> Musso has come under criticism for his actions.<ref name=baldwin /><ref name=gawande />  In June of 2011, the [[Southern Center for Human Rights]] filed complaints against Musso with the Georgia Composite Medical Board, alleging that he had illegally imported [[sodium thiopental]], one of the key substances used in executions by lethal injection. The complaints further alleged that Musso sold the sodium thiopental to the states of [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]] without the requisite licenses from the [[DEA]].<ref name=cbs>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/14941456/civil-rights-group-calls-for-georgia-doctor-to-lose-license | title = Civil rights group calls for GA execution doc to lose license | author = Chirico, Jeff | publisher = [[CBS]] Atlanta | date = 20 June 2011 | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}</ref>
+Musso is personally opposed to the death penalty,<ref name="gawande">{{cite journal | title = When Law and Ethics Collide — Why Physicians Participate in Executions | author = Gawande, Atul | journal = [[New England Journal of Medicine]] | volume = 354 | issue = 12 | year = 2006 | pages = 1221–1229 | doi=10.1056/nejmp068042| pmid = 16554524 | author-link = Atul Gawande | url = http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068042 }}</ref> but says that he sees lethal injection as an "end-of-life issue, just as with any other terminal disease. It just happens that it involves a legal process instead of a medical process. When we have a patient who can no longer survive his illness, we as physicians must ensure he has comfort. [A death-penalty] patient is no different from a patient dying of cancer—except his cancer is a court order.”<ref name="gawande" />
+==Criticism==
+In part because participation by physicians in executions is forbidden by the code of ethics of the [[American Medical Association]],<ref name="ama">{{cite web | url = http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion206.page? | title = AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 2.06 – Capital Punishment | publisher = American Medical Association | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}</ref> Musso has come under criticism for his actions.<ref name="baldwin" /><ref name="gawande" />  In June 2011, the [[Southern Center for Human Rights]] filed complaints against Musso with the Georgia Composite Medical Board, alleging that he had illegally imported [[sodium thiopental]], one of the key substances used in executions by lethal injection. The complaints further alleged that Musso sold the sodium thiopental to the states of [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]] without the requisite licenses from the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]].<ref name="cbs">{{cite web | url = http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/14941456/civil-rights-group-calls-for-georgia-doctor-to-lose-license | title = Civil rights group calls for GA execution doc to lose license | author = Chirico, Jeff | publisher = [[CBS]] Atlanta | date = 20 June 2011 | accessdate = 3 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110830093626/http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/14941456/civil-rights-group-calls-for-georgia-doctor-to-lose-license | archive-date = 30 August 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[Participation of medical professionals in American executions]]
 == References ==
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-== See also ==
-* [[Participation of medical professionals in American executions]]
 == Further reading ==
-* {{cite web | url = http://www.schr.org/action/resources/southern_center_for_human_rights_files_complaint_seeking_revocation_of_dr_carlo_mus | title = Southern Center for Human Rights Files Complaint Seeking Revocation of Dr. Carlo Musso’s Medical License | publisher = Southern Center for Human Rights | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}
+* {{cite web | url = http://www.schr.org/action/resources/southern_center_for_human_rights_files_complaint_seeking_revocation_of_dr_carlo_mus | title = Southern Center for Human Rights Files Complaint Seeking Revocation of Dr. Carlo Musso's Medical License | publisher = Southern Center for Human Rights | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}
 * {{cite web | url = http://www.schr.org/files/post/Musso%20Complaint_Final%20Without%20Attachments_0.pdf | title = Complaint filed by SCHR against Musso | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}
 * {{cite web | url = http://www.schr.org/files/post/Complaint%20Form%20--%20SUPPLEMENT%20to%20Original%20Complaint.pdf | title = Supplement to complaint filed by SCHR against Musso | accessdate = 3 September 2011}}
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