An attorney is arguing before a judge that his client, involuntarily committed to a mental institution, is being forced to take medication and that medication is used only as a means of controlling patients, not treating them. He wants his client to be allowed to refuse medication. Which legal decision should the attorney use to support his position?

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Rennie v. Klein established that patients involuntarily committed to a mental institution have a right to refuse treatment unless it is deemed in an emergency situation that the treatment is necessary to prevent the patient from harming themselves or others.

An Attorney Is Arguing Before a Judge That His Client