Joseph Thornton, one of 100+ medical professionals asking Gov. DeSantis to stay this execution, said this morning that this situation "defies human decency" and is an example of death by medical neglect.

"This is just not part of civil society."

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Although Death Row inmates routinely file late-hour appeals, William Lee Thompson’s is unusual in that his advocates don’t view this as an effort to spare him from death.

“I think what’s important is that this is not an execution … This is death by medical neglect."

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