A clinician prescribes psychotropic medications for a patient committed to a state mental hospital. The patient is refusing treatment. In this case, how likely is a court to rule in favor of the patient's right to refuse treatment?
A) Very likely. State rulings have consistently granted patients the right to refuse medications.
B) Likely. States may grant a patient the right to refuse medications if the patient agrees to another form of treatment.
C) Somewhat likely. States may grant the patients right to refuse medications, but if the patient's refusal is shown to be dangerous or irrational, states may allow the refusal to be overturned.
D) Unlikely. Patients do not have the right to refuse psychotropic medications.
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