There is still no law banning electroshock in Ontario, Canada or the United States for elderly people or anybody else. However, some states have outlawed shock for young children. For example, Texas has banned shock for children under 16 years old, and California banned it for children under 14. There are no such age restrictions in Canada. I believe that electroshocking old people is elder abuse.
Electroshock is a crime against humanity.
It should be abolished. Acknowledgement My sincere thanks to Leonard Roy Frank for his valuable editorial assistance. The practice of electroconvulsive therapy. Breggin, P.R. Personal communication in March 1996. From an invited address during the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York, May 1983.