Multiple Choice
When Kenneth Donaldson sued a Florida state mental hospital for failing to provide treatment for him during 14 years of confinement, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state
Has ______.
A) a right to involuntarily confine a person for mental illness even if that person poses no danger and could safely survive in the community
B) a right to involuntarily confine a person in a mental hospital if the person is dangerous, even if that person is not mentally ill
C) no right to involuntarily confine a person who is dangerous unless the person is proven to be mentally ill
D) no right to confine a person for mental illness unless that person poses a clear and present danger or cannot safely survive in freedom
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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