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Right to refuse electroshock in contested psychiatric case
Ray Sandford, declared legally incompetent, fights a court order for ongoing electroshock therapy at Anoka facility. Advocates say the treatment is abusive and unconstitutional. psychiatrists defend ECT as safe and effective when drugs fail. Sandford’s guardian and MindFreedom protest while experts weigh ethics, effectiveness, and patient capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sandford
Sandford
David Oaks
Mind
Freedom International
Minnesota
Oaks
MindFreedom
Eugene
Ore
William McDonald
Emory University
American Psychiatric Association
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Eric Jonsgaard
Jonsgaard
Columbia Heights
Anoka Metro
Pamela Stuntz
Texas Christian University
Arthur Caplan
Center For Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania
Guardian
Caplan