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Right To Refuse Treatment

Right to refuse treatment 2

In SELL v. UNITED STATES, the question was whether the constitution allows forcibly medicating a mentally ill defendant so that he/she can be competent for trial for serious crimes that are non-violent. The constitution does allow this but under certain circumstances. Sell was found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial after examination by a magistrate the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. Sell decided to challenge the decision made by the Medical center to force the medication on him. Because he was a danger to himself and others, the magistrate gave the go ahead on forcing him to take the medication. This would most likely the best way to bring him back to competency to stand trial and it was in the strong interest of the government to bring him to trial with a focus on the fraud charges against him. Sell’s argument was that the forced medication was in violation of the constitution because it “improperly deprived him......


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