U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the federal government must seek consent before giving migrant children medication. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles ordered the Trump administration to obtain consent or a court order before administering any psychotropic medications to migrant children, except in cases of dire emergencies. One minor, identified as Julio Z., said Shiloh staff refused to let him and other children leave their living areas to get drinking water. Shiloh Treatment Center has a specific treatment purpose within the federal system. In an April 16 court filing, lawyers wrote that “psychotropic drugs can seriously and permanently injure children.”“The importance of oversight when giving psychotropic medications to children is well established,” the lawyers wrote.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2018 09:48 UTC