February
3, 2005
Alaska Bar Assn Health Law Section
9
Civil
Commitment/Forced Drugging
¨Forced
Drugging Petition Along with Commitment
¨Assembly
Line Forced Drugging Decisions
–10 to
15 minutes per
¨Decline
Medicationč
Deemed Incompetent č Court Order
–Myers
Case – Best Interests
¨No
Expert on Patient’s side
¨No
Legitimate Science on State’s