Christa Pike, a 50-year-old inmate on death row in Tennessee, unexpectedly survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday during her scheduled execution. This incident marks the second failed execution in Tennessee this year. Pike was set to become the first woman executed in the state in two centuries. Following the botched procedure, Tennessee’s governor immediately halted the one remaining execution scheduled for the year. A “comprehensive review” of the execution protocol has been launched in response to the failures. The case raises serious questions about the efficacy and humanity of lethal injection as a method of capital punishment in Tennessee. Pike was convicted of a murder that took place three decades ago.