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> People who are not acting under their own volition can be dangerous, and it's a travesty that there's no functioning mechanism to return their agency with thi
by snikeris 10y ago
> People who are not acting under their own volition can be dangerous, and it's a travesty that there's no functioning mechanism to return their agency with things like mandated medication.
I think there is a bit of an ethical quandary here. Perhaps the person prefers their unmedicated state and although their life is a mess from your perspective, they are in fact acting under their own volition.
The act of feeding someone pills against their will because you're sure it's better for them is...ethically treacherous.
- tptacek 10y agoIt is treacherous, but really you're just capturing something basic about mental illness and the extent to which it disrupts our sense of agency. Rescuing someone from suicidality also involves intervening against a patient's agency, but we generally don't feel alarmed about that.