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TiredHorse
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- Nov 1, 2018
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Good news in New Jersey, where assisted suicide just became legal. Frightfully restricted, but legal:
www.seattletimes.com
And more restrictions in Washington State, where a 72-hour observational hold for suicide risk --not the full-on judge-ordered involuntary institutionalization!-- means they will take away your guns for six months...:
www.theolympian.com
...And where they're trying to push through an increase from the current 72 hour involuntary hold to five days --which they admit would effectively mean seven days because of the weekend-- before the pill-pushers have to justify their decision before a judge:
www.seattletimes.com
It will also allow forced medication for patients outside of the hospital(!):
"Current law allows medication like antipsychotics to be forcibly administered if someone is detained, but the proposal would allow judges to require it even after a person was released on a supervisory order.
De Felice said that could include forced injections..."
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New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to end their lives. Murphy, a Democrat, signed the Medical Aid in Dying for the...
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And more restrictions in Washington State, where a 72-hour observational hold for suicide risk --not the full-on judge-ordered involuntary institutionalization!-- means they will take away your guns for six months...:
Detained for 72 hours, lose gun rights for six months. Bill aims to reduce suicides
A bill in the Washington Legislature would suspend for 6 months the gun rights of people detained under the Involuntary Treatment Act. The goal: to prevent suicide by those held for behavioral health issues.
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...And where they're trying to push through an increase from the current 72 hour involuntary hold to five days --which they admit would effectively mean seven days because of the weekend-- before the pill-pushers have to justify their decision before a judge:
![www.seattletimes.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seattletimes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fst_refresh%2Fimg%2Fst-meta-facebook.png&hash=fe5d8c9e6935d08e52cb6f6f03abc693&return_error=1)
Proposal in Olympia would allow longer detentions for people in crisis
Supporters say the proposal would give more time for mental-health treatment, but groups including the state’s disability-rights watchdog are objecting. The move would put Washington out of step nationally, as most states require people to see a judge within 72...
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It will also allow forced medication for patients outside of the hospital(!):
"Current law allows medication like antipsychotics to be forcibly administered if someone is detained, but the proposal would allow judges to require it even after a person was released on a supervisory order.
De Felice said that could include forced injections..."