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Federal court delays Christa Pike's execution
A federal court has temporarily halted the scheduled execution of Christa Pike, who was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years. Pike, convicted of a brutal 1995 murder, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection, but the U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the process due to concerns that her traumatic childhood and mental health issues could lead to cruel and unusual punishment. This stay comes amid advocacy efforts highlighting her history of sexual assault and mental illness, which opponents argue make her execution unconstitutional.
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