Original sentence: The revised Bill retained the broad definitions of “mental disorder” and “medical treatment” in the current Act and did not stipulate any exclusions.There were concerns amongst mental health professionals that the proposed legislation was based more upon tabloid stories on the danger presented by mentally ill people (especiallt the Michael Stone case), than on the practical shortcomings of the current Act
Edited sentence: The latter draft Bill retained the broad definitions of “mental disorder” and “medical treatment” in the current Act and did not stipulate any exclusions.There were widespread concerns amongst mental health professionals that the proposed legislation was based more upon an obsession of the government and media with an exaggerated notion of the dangerousness of the mentally ill, than any apparent practical shortcomings of the current Act