The effects of an electric shock vary depending on its source and severity. For example, shocks from light switches may be mild, while contact with industrial power sources can cause severe effects.

A federal court of appeals ruled Tuesday that the only school in the country that administers electric shocks to students can continue doing so. The court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts school wins court battle to use electric shock therapy on self-harming disabled students A Massachusetts school has ...

YEARS. NOW, ACTIVISTS ARE ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS TO WEIGH IN. MIKE IS HERE NOW. MIKE. AND THIS IS JUST THE LATEST ATTEMPT TO STOP THE JUDGE ROTENBERG CENTER IN CANTON FROM SHOCKING ITS DISABLED ...

BOSTON — Vowing to work with families to find alternative therapies, state Rep. Danielle Gregoire, D-Marlborough, is renewing her decade-long push to ban the use of a controversial electric shock ...

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