Refrain from the detainment, whether in medical facilities or otherwise, of people with disabilities, excluding the legitimate punishment of crimes and where it can be proven that the disabled person is a danger to others

prohibits people from being sent to rehab by a court order except when 'it can be proven that the disabled person is a danger to others'. By limiting forced rehab orders to cases where it can be shown that someone is a danger to others, it increases the number of drug deaths and forecloses a non-criminalising approach to drug policy.

Broadly speaking, public health officials have an interest in ensuring that people do not overdose and die, which is why generally speaking, such forced rehab provisions are used when someone is a danger to others or to the self. This proposal would force any meaningful intervention against addiction through the criminal justice system, which is profoundly destructive and fails to treat the addiction as the mental health issue it is.

The World Assembly Office recognises that the other provisions of the proposal are legitimate and desirable. Errors, however, cannot be corrected after passage. The only possible means for correction would be by repeal, which could be avoided by not passage the proposal in the first place. The Office therefore recommends a vote against the proposal at vote.

Primary author(s): Imperium Anglorum.