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Court approves committing woman to psych ward for praying, refusing drugs

17-3-2014 < Blacklisted News 201 52 words
 
A court approved the involuntary detainment of a woman in a psychiatric ward when hospital staff interpreted her prayers as signs of psychosis, a lawsuit alleges. The woman, 56, is a Pentecostal Christian and a self-published spiritual author. The violation of her rights occurred last year during an act of spiritual devotion.
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