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Originally Posted by moosenose
...The second problem is that taking his liver would kill him, and the law says he can only be put to death by lethal injection, not by organ removal.
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With unique exception to the brain (brain stem, spinal cord, of course), any body part can be removed and the body is still technically alive. Even if the heart were removed, you can still claim an additional 3-5 minutes before brain death occurs. I'm sure there are surgeons more than capable of extracting a body part with the lethal IV line on standby, ready to be deployed once the coast is clear (the organ is removed and won't be harmed). Snip, snip, potassium chloride. Done.