I read this story here already, but posted definitely not under this alias. As to your question: There are legal... nuances everywhere. The most important is

I read this story here already, but posted definitely not under this alias. As to your question: There are legal... nuances everywhere. The most important is what the subject should be, in the eyes of the law, sane. The second one, for US, is what the doc/clinic shouldn't be targetable for the absence of care lawsuit. The third one is what if the state recognizes DNR requests. Overall, force feeding is the tool of psychiatric clinics and oppressive, tyrannic governments. Sometimes the former is needed, eg there is a manic episode but overall the person is quite stable and have a high chance of recovery. The latter...