Lisa Montgomery, who killed a pregnant woman and took her baby, died by lethal injection in Indiana.
In yet another after-midnight ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to proceed with Lisa Montgomery’s execution immediately. This decision will forever be a scarlet letter for the SCOTUS — a complete failure to protect our most vulnerable citizens.
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) January 13, 2021
BREAKING: The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in 67 years. Lisa Montgomery, a Kansas woman, was put to death by lethal injection for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb. https://t.co/IZeX2lakw4
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 13, 2021