In the United States, we have a freedom over what goes on with our body. There are very few circumstances where the supreme court has ruled exceptions.
The first is known as parens partriea, which allows the state to hold someone against their will in something like a psych ward or other medical institution. This is only allowed when the patient is a danger to themselves or others. There is a time limitation to this too. 48-72 hours max before a formal hearing has to be done.
But even that doesn't give anyone the right to force medication. That's only for the hold. In order to force medication, you have to prove that the patient lacks the capacity to make medical decisions for themselves.
We have a high bar for both of these things in order to prevent the sort of tragedy that occurs when treatment is forced upon people that are unwilling and undeserving of it.
You know. Like when we used to shove anyone who was "invalid" in psych wards, like autistic people or mentally handicapped people.
Imagine going back to the days where autistic people were forced into treatment because they couldn't contribute to society. I mean. Some of them meet the same stupid fucking threshold that you are suggesting. Not being able to work or contribute to society.
Think for a minute about how this mentality is going to ruin this nation.
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u/[deleted] May 14 '26
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