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Consider two historical scenarios. In Scenario A (circa 1955), an individual is involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital and is required to accept the treatment prescribed by doctors. In Scenario B (present day), a patient in a similar institution has the legal right to be informed about their treatment options and can refuse a specific medication. Which of the following statements best analyzes the fundamental reason for this shift in patient autonomy?

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