Unmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to death
Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyCapital punishmentUnmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to deathDr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed execution of a Tennessee prisoner. Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?Ed PilkingtonSat 8 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTShareMark Fowler, a physician with 25 years’ experience, stepped beneath the bright lights and approached the middle-aged man lying on a gurney.
- ▪Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyCapital punishmentUnmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to deathDr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed ex
- ▪Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?Ed PilkingtonSat 8 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTShareMark Fowler, a physician with 25 years’ experience, stepped beneath the bright lights and approached the middle-aged ma
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/tennessee-doctor-executions-death-penalty |
| Publication time | Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:47 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-08T14:10:41.908Z |
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Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images / AlamyCapital punishmentUnmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to deathDr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed execution of a Tennessee prisoner. Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?Ed PilkingtonSat 8 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTShareMark Fowler, a physician with 25 years’ experience, stepped beneath the bright lights and approached the middle-aged man lying on a gurney.
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