Great lengths go to shielding physician identities:
At all Florida lethal injections, a man in a purple moon suit leans over the dying inmate to listen for a heartbeat and feel for a pulse. After a few seconds, he nods, and the witnesses are informed that the death sentence has been duly carried out.
The man is a doctor and the gear shields his identity “” not just from the prisoner’s family and friends, but from the American Medical Association, whose code of ethics bars members from participating in executions.
