If it [electroshock therapy on children under 13] looks bad, then we should stop it says Labor Mental Health spokesman Gavin Jennings, supporting the barbaric change to Victorias Mental Health Bill. This is just a little disconcerting considering a recent study from the University of Auckland, suggests ECT could cause brain damage and long-term memory loss, and who knows what else on childrens developing brains. Exposing a child’s growing brain to hundreds of volts of electricity is out of line with the ‘human rights’ focus of this bill. - Citizens Commission on Human Rights. In the proposed amendments children will be able to admit themselves against their parents will to receive ECT. But how can a child under 13 make the call to receive ECT if they are suffering from a severe mental illness? The proposed amendments will also allow psychiatrists to administer ECT to children against the childs will and also that of the parents.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:44:19 +0000
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