Protesters Urge Massachusetts Lawmakers To Ban Use Of Aversive Shock Therapy

Disability rights advocates protested the use of electric skin shocks to treat autism outside the Massachusetts State House last week. The groups, including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, called on state legislature to pass H.180, or "An Act Regarding The Use Of Aversive Therapy," sponsored by state Representative Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough).

Disability rights advocates protested the use of electric skin shocks to treat autism outside the Massachusetts State House last week. The groups, including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, called on state legislature to pass H.180, or "An Act Regarding The Use Of Aversive Therapy," sponsored by state Representative Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough).…