Christina Schumacher, who a judge determined was improperly held against her will for more than five weeks in a psychiatric unit, told Vermont legislators she opposes involuntarily hospitalization.
Schumacher, 48, of Essex said she had gone through hell the day she was admitted to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington after learning about the killing of her teenage son by her estranged husband, who then killed himself.
"The bottom line is nobody should have to endure the death of their son and the death of their husband and then be put into the situation," Schumacher said as she summarized for lawmakers her life on Dec. 18-19.
She made the remarks Thursday during a two-hour joint session of the Legislature. The Senate is considering a measure to update laws regarding involuntary hospitalization and medication.
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