National Coalition Demands FDA Ban Electroshock Devices and Congress End ECT

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 (ECT) devices. Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is among the organizations supporting the initiative, along with the Global Wellness Forum and Stand for Health Freedom.

ECT delivers up to 460 volts of electricity through the brain to induce a grand mal seizure—yet psychiatrists concede that they do not know how the procedure “works.” More than 80 years after its introduction, neither safety nor efficacy has been scientifically proven.

ECT devices were “grandfathered” into FDA regulation as