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Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by gruez on Saturday February 05, 2022 @02:59PM (#30225201)
>in the USA, a psychiatric patient, even if seriously ill, has the right to refuse medication

even if involuntarily committed to a mental institution?

Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by throwawaysea on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:15PM (#30225409)
There are definitely constitutional boundaries. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson

Most states define laws of their own around this, and usually a longer involuntary stay requires a court hearing. But I wouldn’t be surprised if even those are operating in a legal gray area that would get shot down upon a SCOTUS hearing. More realistically, the Supreme Court wouldn’t hear these cases due to higher priorities, but I think the “right to liberty” has only very few exceptions.