RA HEALTH MINISTRY DEVELOPS DRAFT LAW ON OBLIGATORY
TREATMENT
28-06-2007 17:40:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry has
developed a bill on obligatory treatment, which is envisaged to
be submitted for the RA government's consideration in the near
future. According to the bill, it has been envisaged to send
mental patients, as well as patients who suffer from viral
diseases, tuberculosis, and other deseases dangerous to society,
for obligatory treatment. According to the information provided
to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Suren Krmoyan, the legal
adviser to the RA Health Minister, Armenia has a number of
obligations concerning human rights, as well as rights for
voluntary treatment. However, according to him, there exists a
circumstance for the protection of the interests of society.
"For example, if a mental patient is agressive, he or she can
inflict serious injuries upon other members of society," S.
Krmoyan mentioned.
He mentioned, at the same time, that such mechanisms should
be worked out that will give no rise to abuse when this law is
enforced. For example, S. Krmoyan believes that there could be
cases when the relatives of a patient, who is of no danger to
society, will try to get rid of him or her for this or that
reason and will claim obligatory treatment.