I do wonder if there is an end run here to either the state medical board or the specialist certifying organization for the doctors. these docs pretty clearly performed medical procedures on patients without consent or a court order. doctors need to know that if they comply with illegal police orders, they run the risk of losing their license or board certification.
I wonder if there's a way we can work through our own doctors. Send them an email saying that it horrifies you that doctors can get away with this. Ask them if they agree and if they can raise their concern to the medical board.
If there was an internal rejection of this sort of thing by doctors, maybe the medical boards would feel enabled to take action.
Generally speaking, doctors are forbidden to perform procedures without patient consent. If the patient affirmatively refuses consent, the doctor can be charged with assault and/or battery.
If a patient is a threat to themselves, or others, then certain protocols apply. The doctors are most definitely not excused from liability in those cases.
