Stunning
"As a doctor, I have been practicing for more than 10 years and giving electric shocks (‘stunning’) (Electro-Convulsive Therapy - ECT) to patients (with mental illness) but only after a general anaesthetic. The Medical Council would strike my name from the register if I should ever dare to give ECT without anaesthesia because it is very cruel to do so. I wonder, is it not cruel to do this to an animal too? Although the voltage used in ECT is smaller than that used for animals, is it not still cruel?"
Dr.A.Majid Katme
Chairman, Islamic Medical Association