Re:On a brother’s suicide: ‘I wish I had never told him to g...
by DanBC on Friday May 01, 2015 @11:33AM
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> Being an adult is a boolean not a integer, either you are responsible for yourself or you aren't.
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"Capacity" is variable. Someone may have capacity to feed themselves but not to make financial decisions. They might have capacity to give assent, but not consent, for surgery, but have capacity to give consent for other medical treatment.
When you remove capacity you should restrict that to the minimum actions you need to take to protect that person from harm.
Of course, that's all England which operates to European human rights laws which operates to international human rights treaties. Things might be different in the US.
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"Capacity" is variable. Someone may have capacity to feed themselves but not to make financial decisions. They might have capacity to give assent, but not consent, for surgery, but have capacity to give consent for other medical treatment.
When you remove capacity you should restrict that to the minimum actions you need to take to protect that person from harm.
Of course, that's all England which operates to European human rights laws which operates to international human rights treaties. Things might be different in the US.