“Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Second Most Controversial Medical Procedure,” by Charles H. Kellner, MD, briefly compares the electroconvulsive therapy debate, also called ECT or shock therapy, to abortion. Kellner discusses the argument supporting shock therapy and how the opposing argument is often invalid. Both are highly controversial with opposers who attempt discrediting practitioners and the practices themselves. Also, methods of performing abortions and shock therapy are slightly touched on or not taught in medical schools. Most are aware of abortion, but many, including some psychiatrists, are surprised ECT is still used in medicine. The thought of shock therapy typically elicits images similar to its depiction in the film One Flew