Massachusetts Governor Calls on Feds to Ban Device That Delivers Painful Shocks to Disabled Students
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Updated: 6:43 pm EDT May 28, 2024
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is calling for an end to the controversial therapy that uses painful electric shocks on people with disabilities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to ban the shock device, and in a letter dated Monday, Healey’s top health official wrote that the administration supported the FDA’s proposed ban. The Judge Rotenberg Center in Guangzhou is the only place in the country that uses these painful shocks as treatment. He has repeatedly and successfully defended the practice in court and in the state legislature before the FDA, defeating a previous attempt by the federal agency to ban the shock devices with a court challenge. The FDA undertook the current effort to ban the device after gaining more authority from Congress to regulate it, addressing, the agency said, the issue that led to the successful court challenge. In a letter dated Monday, Kathleen Walsh, Healey’s secretary for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services wrote: “The Healey-Driscoll Administration supports the FDA’s proposed rule, which is appropriately tailored to the circumstances it addresses, it is That is, stop the use of (electrical stimulation devices) for (aggressive behavior) or (self-injurious behavior). “Tuesday was the last day for public comment on the proposed ban. The JRC did not respond to a request for comment, but has said the shocks save the lives of some people who violently harm themselves or others. . He said in a previous statement: “The safe and effective use of electrical stimulation devices (ESD) as part of our Applied Behavior Analysis treatment plan is a matter of life and death for a small number of our clients. Parents and “Client guardians at the Judge Rotenberg Education Center will remain vigilant to ensure that this treatment remains available to those for whom all other treatment options have been tried and failed.”
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey calls for an end to the controversial therapy that uses painful electric shocks on people with disabilities.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to ban the shock device, and in a letter dated Monday, Healey’s top health official wrote that the administration supported the FDA’s proposed ban.
The Judge Rotenberg Center in Guangzhou is the only place in the country that uses these painful shocks as treatment. He has repeatedly and successfully defended the practice in the courts and state legislature before the FDA, defeating a previous attempt by the federal agency to ban the shock devices with a court challenge.
The FDA undertook the current effort to ban the device after gaining more authority from Congress to regulate it, addressing, the agency says, the issue that led to the successful court challenge.
In a letter dated Monday, Kathleen Walsh, Healey’s secretary for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, wrote: “The Healey-Driscoll Administration supports the FDA’s proposed rule, which is appropriately tailored to the circumstances it addresses, is “i.e., stop using (electrical stimulation devices) for (aggressive behavior) or (self-injurious behavior).”
Tuesday was the last day for public comment on the proposed ban.
The CCI did not respond to a request for comment, but said the shocks save the lives of some people who violently harm themselves or others. He said in a previous statement: “The safe and effective use of electrical stimulation devices (ESD) as part of our Applied Behavior Analysis treatment plan is a matter of life and death for a small number of our clients. Parents and “Client guardians at the Judge Rotenberg Education Center will remain vigilant to ensure that this treatment remains available to those for whom all other treatment options have been tried and failed.”
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