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'Blanket' forced treatment of involuntary psychiatric patients unconstitutional, B.C. court rules
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A British Columbia court has ruled that the province's 'blanket' power to force psychiatric treatment on involuntary patients is unconstitutional. The judge found that the current Mental Health Act violates patient rights to equality and personal liberty, giving the government six months to amend the law.
In a decision published Thursday , Justice Lauren Blake ruled provisions in the Mental Health Act violated both patients' Canadian Charter equality rights and rights to life, liberty and security of the person, and gave the province a six-month window to amend the legislation.
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