Ohio is halting all its executions until at least 2017 since the state is having problems obtaining the drugs they require for lethal injections, according to WOSU Radio.
A European pharmaceutical embargo has taken place after pressure was placed to stop shipping to prisons carrying out death penalties. This embargo is making acquiring the life ending drugs more and more difficult.
"It seems that in those states that authorize assisted suicide there has been no impediment to securing drugs and, as time marches onward, victims wonder why they must continue to wait for justice," said prosecutor Ron O'Brien.
Red tape on drug acquisitions has caused some states to make due with what they have, like in the case of Dennis McGuire, who was killed using an experimental mix of drugs, according to NBC News.
McGuire was reported gasping for air as it took 25 full minutes for his life to end.
After the somewhat unsightly lethal injection of McGuire, Ohio announced two drugs it had used before and were willing to use again, however, one of those drugs is banned for use in executions and the other isn't being produced by any FDA approved manufacturers, according to DW.
So that leaves the state unable to efficiently conduct lethal injections.
Ohio is trying to raise change the situation, arguing that their acquisitions from overseas do not break any laws.
