Ban Needed to Protect Vulnerable Students from Skin-Electroshock Torture
CCHR commends New York legislators for pushing to ban skin-electroshock device used on children and individuals with disabilities and condemns the FDA for failure to…
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U.S. Congress Gives Legal Right to Ban Electroshock Treatment Torture Device
CCHR calls on Massachusetts legislators to ban the use of electroshock for behavioral punishment, and not wait for the FDA to prohibit the shock device,…
CCHR Wants Ban on Electroshock “Conversion Therapy” Extended to All ECT
Watchdog says, “conversion therapy,” which uses electroshock, is torture, recognized by the United Nations. Whether used for behavior modification, internet addiction or any psychiatric condition,…
CCHR Condemns FDA Stay on Ban of Skin-Shocking Students for Behavioral Control
A banned device continues to be used to electroshock body parts of students for painful behavior modification & punishment and has human rights group riled….
FDA Took 25 Years to Ban Painful Behavioral Shock Device on Children
The FDA has banned the use of a painful and harmful “aversion therapy” device on the intellectually disabled but keeps a damaging electroshock device on…