When Kenneth Donaldson sued a Florida state mental hospital for failing to provide treatment for him during 14 years of confinement, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state
Has ______.

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In Kenneth Donaldson's case, the Supreme Court ruled that the state has no right to confine a person for mental illness unless that person poses a clear and present danger or cannot safely survive in freedom. This ruling was significant in establishing that individuals cannot be involuntarily confined solely because they have a mental illness. Therefore, option D is the correct choice.

When Kenneth Donaldson Sued a Florida State Mental Hospital for Failing