For the first time in three years, Ohio likely won鈥檛 see an execution in 2019.
Gov. Mike DeWine already , after delaying five executions earlier this year. Now he says an execution planned for December probably won鈥檛 go forward either.
is set to die for a Toledo murder in 1978 on December 11, but DeWine has doubts.
鈥淣o, I think that鈥檚 highly unlikely. That鈥檚 probably not going to happen," DeWine said.
DeWine has said he鈥檚 worried that pharmaceutical companies will cut off the state鈥檚 access to drugs for Medicaid and other programs if their drugs are used in executions. And DeWine noted that since 2001, state law has allowed .
But the governor is careful not to say it鈥檚 time to abolish the death penalty.
鈥淭hese are discussions that the legislature is going to have to have,鈥� DeWine said.
There have been several suggestions on how to continue capital punishment with the lingering troubles in acquiring drugs. One Republican lawmaker , though that's not been officially proposed.
Another idea have been proposed 鈥� although with no further discussion 鈥� includes .
There are through 2024.
