Meathook Reality

Here’s an interesting article passed along to me:

When Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed a death warrant for a convicted killer this month, he might have done more than start the clock ticking on an execution. Some say Fletcher, a doctor, might have put his medical license at risk.

American Medical Association guidelines bar doctors from taking part, directly or indirectly, in executions. Kentucky requires doctors to follow the association’s ethical guidelines.

It’s an interesting question. I’d suspect that he would enjoy a privilege, as governor, excusing him from the law requiring him to follow the AMA guidelines in this case.