▁or ▁n urs es ▁because ▁the ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association ▁prohib its ▁lic ensed ▁phys icians ▁from ▁particip ating ▁in ▁execution s . ▁A ▁m ild ▁sed ative ▁was ▁delivered ▁int ra ven ously ▁to ▁calm ▁Par s ons ▁before ▁the ▁dead ly ▁dru gs ▁were ▁admin ister ed . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 2 : 1 0   a . m . ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Par s ons ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection . ▁Seven ▁minutes ▁later , ▁a ▁phys ician ▁checked ▁Par s ons ' ▁stopped ▁heart be at ▁with ▁a ▁st eth os cope ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁him ▁dead ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 1 8   a . m . ▁Par s ons ' ▁last ▁words ▁were : ▁" L ove ▁to ▁my ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁And ▁Wo ody , ▁the ▁rain bow ▁war rior ▁rules . ▁Thank ▁you ." ▁His ▁dead ▁body ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁after ▁the ▁execution ▁and ▁the ▁as hes ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁mentioned ▁to ▁att orney ▁Greg ▁Sand ers ▁a ▁hat red ▁of ▁hom osex uals , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁execution , ▁prison ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Jack ▁Ford ▁said ▁that ▁" rain bow " ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁victim . ▁Fellow ▁in mate ▁Doug ▁" W o ody " ▁Lov ell ▁stated ▁" R ain bow ▁War rior " ▁was ▁instead ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁color ful ▁racing ▁car