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Sep 14, 2016, 08:02 PM
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The highest court in Ontario today held up "Brian's Law" as constitutional. Basically this is a law that if you fail to comply with your hospital discharge order (are not medication compliant) you are likely to be returned to a psychiatric facility.
Brian's Law constitutional, province's highest court rules - Ottawa - CBC News |
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Sep 15, 2016, 11:03 AM
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If a patient agrees to a community treatment order, but goes off their medication they can be returned to a psychiatric hospital. does this mean mentally ill patents in canada have the right to choose to be part of a community treatment order? if so I can see why it was ruled constitutional. if you are choosing to have this as part of your treatment plans then you are choosing to follow the rules of order or receive the consequences of the voluntary community treatment order. kind of like if I sign a paper with my therapist that states I will stay on medication or she can no longer treat me. I know ahead of time what the consequence is for violating that agreement. I can choose to take my meds or suffer the consequences. another example a mentally ill person commits a crime, the court mandates they are free to go with probation, (checking in with the court periodically) as long as they stay on their medications but if they stop taking their medications they are automatically sent to prison or committed to a mental facility until they are compliant and stable. my point here in America we already have this kind of set up where the courts can place a person in treatment and if they violate what ever court orders are in place. violate that order they get the consequences. |
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