Or: Do we have the right to make bad decisions for ourselves?
Yes I’m going to start talking about the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
It’s a great piece of legislation, not really it is and here is why:
Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Are you sure you really want to do that?
Posted by soveda on November 25, 2008
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Psychiatrists are agents of social control… aren’t they?
Posted by soveda on September 23, 2008
On the 3rd of November the 2007 amendments to the 1983 Mental Health Act will come into force.
Why should I care? I hear people cry, well I’ll tell you at tedious length! Read the rest of this entry »
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