A patient residing in a psychiatric ward of a hospital
A) has lost all legal rights to self determination because of his or her mental illness
B) is still considered a person under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution with all legal rights, and is presumed competent
C) is no longer considered competent to refuse treatment his or her doctors feel is necessary
D) is subject to psychological bias because judges believe that hospitals persecute the mentally ill
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