| | "Mentally impaired" is a broad term. There are various degrees of mental impairment. Therefore, a rational (and best) configuration of a mentally impaired individual's rights would be based on the individual at hand, and should also change in accordance to the individual at hand, as people do evolve in varying respects.
An example: Person A is mentally impaired in such a way that s/he cannot operate heavy machinery without posing serious danger. Therefore, that person should not have the right to purchase a car, let alone obtain a drivers license.
In the more extreme cases, if the person is so mentally deranged (or criminally insane) that s/he cannot be trusted to be left alone, whether in solitude or public, then obviously that person's rights should be constricted to the Insane Asylum.
In summary, there is only one "one size fits all" rule regarding rights of mentally impaired individuals: Assessment. Dictation. Evaluation.
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