update 3: People Say 'No' to Forced Electroshock in NY State!

Mon Jul 9 16:32:08 CDT 2007

MindFreedom International Human Rights Alert
Update #3 - 9 July 2007 - please forward

    New York State Officials Hear from People Concerned About Forced  
Electroshock of Simone D!

    Make Sure These Officials Hear from *You* Now!

New York State may have won its court battle to give more forced  
electroshock to Simone D. inside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.

But now we are in the court of international public opinion.

And people are speaking out!

Here is a link to an updated alert on the MindFreedom web site with  
hyperlinks to all four NY officials along with  updated news.

It takes you just a moment to e-mail your concern! Go to:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock/simone-d

or use:

http://tinyurl.com/262xma

The offices of all four officials confirm they are are hearing from  
the public. PLEASE RE-DOUBLE your efforts to contact New York State  
officials in a civil way.

If you have not contacted these four officials do so now. If you have  
contacted any and you have not received a satisfactory answer, try  
again until you do.

You may e-mail or fax at any time. Phone during business hours  
Eastern Time. KEEP IT UP!!! DON'T STOP!!!

You are having a nonviolent IMPACT! Because of MindFreedom  
complaints, the web administrator for the New York State Office of  
Mental Health told us their web feedback form is now fixed.

Remember what Simone D. told New York State, in Spanish:  
"Electroshock causes more pain! I suffer more from shock treatment!"

So how can the richest country in the history of the planet refuse to  
provide this Spanish-speaker with mental health team who speaks  
Spanish... But they can afford a legal fight in court to give her  
more and more forced electroshock?

Go immediately to this link and ACT NOW:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock/simone-d

or use:

http://tinyurl.com/262xma

KEEP IT UP!!! DON'T STOP!!!

And for extra effort, we've added a fifth New York State official:  
Please phone up the offices of Senator Hillary Clinton, presidential  
candidate, and ask in a civil way what her stand is on these human  
rights violations occurring in her own state:

http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/

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relatives to act too!

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