Government and Mental Health
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The Issue: Individuals are forcibly medicated
or denied medication, not based on medical need, but based rather on a social
agenda as enforced by government.
The Principle: Medication must be voluntary.
Solutions: We oppose the involuntary commitment
of any person to or involuntary treatment in a mental institution. We strongly
condemn Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC), where the patient is ordered
to accept treatment, or else be committed to a mental institution and forcibly
treated. We oppose government pressure requiring parents to obtain counseling
or psychiatric drugs for their children. We also oppose forced treatment for
the elderly, the head-injured, or those with diminished capacity. We are
against the invasion of people's homes and privacy by health officials or
law enforcement to either require or deny drug taking.
Transitional Action: We advocate an end to
the spending of tax money for any program of psychiatric, psychological,
or behavioral research or treatment. We favor an end to the acceptance of
criminal defenses based on "insanity" or "diminished capacity" which absolve
the guilty of their responsibility.
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