article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The American Pharmacists Association is discouraging CNN)The
article_snippet.sent: American Pharmacists Association members from participating in executions.
article_snippet.sent: On Monday, The American Pharmacists Association voted at The American Pharmacists Association annual meeting to adopt a ban as an official policy, stating that "such activities are fundamentally contrary to the role of pharmacists as healthcare providers.
article_snippet.sent: This bolsters The American Pharmacists Association's previous positions to oppose the use of the term "drug" for chemicals used in lethal injection and to oppose laws that require or prohibit pharmacists from participation in lethal injection cases.
article_snippet.sent: The American Pharmacists Association acted this week because of increased public attention on lethal injection, said Michelle Spinnler, spokeswoman for the American Pharmacists Association.
article_snippet.sent: Pharmacists should not be involved in preparation of these products or involved in executions in any other way.
article_snippet.sent: The new declaration by the American Pharmacists Association aligns with positions held by other professional medical organizations such as the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Board of Anesthesiology.
highlights_snippet.sent: The American Pharmacists Association passed a new policy banning members from participating in lethal injections .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Pharmacists say role as health care providers conflicts with participation in lethal injection .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The American Pharmacists Association first adopted a policy against lethal injection in 1985 .