Marlborough Democrat Fighting Against Shock Therapy Treatment

State Representative Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough) wants to see an end to electric shock therapy used on people with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities in Massachusetts.

Gregoire said she does not want to shut down the Judge Rotenberg Education Center, which uses shock therapy. However, she wants to prevent the Canton facility from using its graduated electronic decelerator. She compared the device to a dog electric fence for people.

Some parents of children with records of aggressive and dangerous behavior have argued that the device works and that nothing else is quite as effective.