Do you understand that the purpose of this act was so people could not be ramrodded into what basically was a prison sentence without trial?
There is much abuse when it comes to over-medicating someone and committing them to a lock down situation for the purpose of gaining access to their estate. Happens even today, regardless of the law.
I understand the purpose of this act, and I’m sure there are estate abuses like you say.
Nevertheless, the unintended consequences of this act are no hospitals and thousands of grievously ill people unable to make their own medical decisions wandering the streets of Los Angeles. How is that better?