NEW: Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive on Tuesday that he said would allow emergency responders to transport a presumed mentally ill person to a hospital against their will.
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that he said would allow emergency responders to transport a presumed mentally ill person to a hospital against their will.for fatally stabbing her two children. Adams also proposed a series of reforms in state law to govern the care of mentally ill New Yorkers.
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