Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Voluntary Admission of Mentally Impaired Minors: Constitutional Considerations
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18300
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Turnbull discusses the North Carolina laws concerning voluntary admission and discharge of mentally ill and disabled persons from centers and hospitals for the mentally handicapped. It also raises constitutional questions on the power of a superintendent to declare a person incompetent, and the rights of parents to admit handicapped children to a center.
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