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Hospitalised mentally ill patients vote in Israel
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This is the third time hospitalised mentally ill patients have voted in Israeli elections.
In 1996 the law was changed so that patients, including those in psychiatric hospitals, could participate in elections while hospitalised.
Until that year, hospitalised patients could participate in elections only if released from the hospital to vote at their local polling stations.
The ability of mentally ill patients to participate in the democratic process has aroused interest over a long period of …
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