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Ethical Aspects of Public Health Legislation

Chaturvedi, Santosh
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Goswami, Kausik
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Thippeswamy, Harish
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Chaturvedi, Santosh
Goswami, Kausik
Thippeswamy, Harish
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Ethical aspects
The Mental Health Care Bill, 2011
public health legislation
medical ethics
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Bioethics
Community ethics
Social ethics
Sexual orientation/gender
Medical ethics
Health ethics
Lifestyle ethics
Family ethics
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Health Ethics
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A legal framework is essential to promote and safeguard the interests of persons with mental illness. Since the Indian Lunacy Act, 1912, mental health legislation has come a long way. Currently efforts are underway to modify the existing Mental Health Act taking into account the resolutions under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The proposed Mental Health Care Bill, 2011 incorporates promising modifications, like “caregiver”, “nominated representative”, “consent”, “support” for decision making, and “advance directive” for persons with mental illness in its rubric, which seems potentially beneficial to the patients. The proposed new bill should facilitate and strengthen a mental health policy which provides acceptable, accessible, and equitable mental health care. A law becomes meaningful when it is realistic, implementable and ethical in provisions. In this comment, we take a critical look at the proposed ‘The Mental Health Care Bill, 2011’ through the lens of ethical principles.
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2012-01
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