US EditionNational Coalition Demands FDA Ban Electroshock Devices and Congress End ECT
The coalition highlights neurological injuries and deaths linked to electroconvulsive therapy and cites 79% public opposition to the FDA's 2018 device risk downgrade.
- Stop ECT Coalition launched a nationwide campaign on Dec. 9, 2025, demanding a review of the Food and Drug Administration's 2018 ECT rule with support from Citizens Commission on Human Rights International .
- The FDA's 2018 down-classification reduced ECT devices to moderate risk despite their 1976 Class III grandfathering, which bypassed Premarket Approval requirements and allowed use on children as young as five, the coalition says.
- Experts note ECT device specifications deliver up to 460 volts to induce seizures, while supporting experts concluded it causes brain damage and the FDA warnings and informed consent approach cite physical harms.
- The coalition argues legal authority exists under 21 U.S.C. § 360f for the FDA to ban devices posing risks, potentially limiting ECT use among children, pregnant women, seniors, veterans, and involuntary patients.
- International bodies argue the United Nations Committee Against Torture and World Health Organization condemn involuntary ECT, while more than 3,000 public comments oppose lowering risk classification amid FDA risk classification contradictions.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 9, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The newly formed Stop ECT Coalition, representing hundreds of thousands of individuals, has launched a nationwide campaign urging review of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s 2018 rule on electroconvulsive therapy…
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