This is the second time the FDA has sought to ban the equipment, known as electrical stimulation devices, or ESDs, which has been condemned by disability advocates as a form of abuse.
More than two years after a ban was blocked in court, federal regulators are seeking to stop the use of devices that administer electric shocks to address behavior issues in people with disabilities.
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FDA is proposing a ban of electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) intended to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, a step rarely taken by the agency