Post by Logan on Dec 14, 2016 22:28:11 GMT -6
Montana Supreme Court reverses order allowing forced medication of 72-year-old woman
A woman with bipolar disorder will not be forced to take medication after the Montana Supreme Court ruled doctors could not medicate her against her will.
The 72-year-old woman was involuntarily committed to the Montana State Hospital in October 2015 because her mental illness prevented her from getting housing, according to a Montana Supreme Court decision filed Tuesday.
A Yellowstone County District Court had allowed the forced medication.
While the involuntary commitment was based on evidence presented in the commitment hearing, the Supreme Court said it found no evidence to support the woman receiving medication for bipolar disorder without her permission.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/montana-supreme-court-reverses-order-allowing-forced-medication-of-/article_17f76b6b-008a-5cfd-ac49-431ca28aef84.html
A woman with bipolar disorder will not be forced to take medication after the Montana Supreme Court ruled doctors could not medicate her against her will.
The 72-year-old woman was involuntarily committed to the Montana State Hospital in October 2015 because her mental illness prevented her from getting housing, according to a Montana Supreme Court decision filed Tuesday.
A Yellowstone County District Court had allowed the forced medication.
While the involuntary commitment was based on evidence presented in the commitment hearing, the Supreme Court said it found no evidence to support the woman receiving medication for bipolar disorder without her permission.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/montana-supreme-court-reverses-order-allowing-forced-medication-of-/article_17f76b6b-008a-5cfd-ac49-431ca28aef84.html