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Forcible Medication For Courtroom Competence: The Case Of Charles Sell, George J. Annas
Forcible Medication For Courtroom Competence: The Case Of Charles Sell, George J. Annas
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The right to refuse treatment is firmly recognized in U.S. law. Competent persons have the legal right to refuse treatment, even life-sustaining treatment, and incompetent patients can also refuse treatment through an advance directive, by naming a health care agent to make decisions for them or by having a person who knows their wishes express them.