Sen. Joyce Applauds Gov. Patrick's Move to Stop Abuse at Canton's JRC
A settlement reached between the JRC and the Commonwealth in 1987 has allowed the continued use of aversive therapies, according to a recent news statement.
Sen. Brian Joyce (D-Milton) on Friday supported a move by Gov. Deval Patrick in filing a motion to vacate a court order that's been in place for more than 25 years allowing the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton to use what have been deemed as aversive therapies like electric shock treatment on disabled children. “The governor has always been an ally when it comes to protecting these severely disabled children from the JRC’s barbaric practices,” Joyce said in a statement Friday afternoon. “This comes on the heels of the FDA’s meeting with the JRC over their use of GED shock devices that have not even been approved for use but are strapped to disabled children right now administering painful skin shocks for simple misbehaviors. It is time …
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Briny O'Boy
5:45 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
For once I agree with Brian Joyce, I would like to shake your hand. more ›