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Abstract/Summary
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Coercive measures justified on the grounds of beneficence and care are widespread in health and social services. These include measures involving deprivation of liberty, such as the involuntary commitment of people in hospitals and other inpatient facilities or the attachment of bedrails or restraint belts, as well as medical treatments or care measures against the will of a patient or so-called intensive educational measures in child and youth services. If a person threatens to seriously harm him- or herself, such coercive measures can serve the person’s welfare. Nevertheless, every instance of such “benevolent coercion” represents a serious infringement of the fundamental rights of the person concerned and is therefore in particular need of legal and ethical justification ...
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