The US Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row in Missouri has no right to a "painless death".
The ruling clears the way for the execution of Russell Bucklew, who asked for gas rather than lethal injection, citing an unusual medical condition.
Bucklew, 50, argued the state's preferred method amounts to legally banned "cruel and unusual punishment".
The 5-4 ruling split along the court's ideological lines.
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