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    It is not the case that There are goods created by ECT

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    • 1.ECT causes documented memory loss and cognitive impairment; goods achieved through harm to cognitive capacity are philosophically questionable.
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    • 2.The goods attributed to ECT (mood improvement) could theoretically be achieved through less harmful means if research were adequately funded.
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    • 3.Consent to ECT is compromised when severe depression impairs judgment, making claims about 'created goods' ethically uncertain.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.ECT demonstrably alleviates severe treatment-resistant depression and suicidality in patients who haven't benefited from other interventions.
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    • 2.Relief from acute psychiatric suffering is a genuine good, even if the mechanism involves temporary cognitive effects.
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    • 3.For some patients, ECT enables return to functional life, relationships, and autonomy—intrinsic goods worth considering.
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