New Mexico lawmakers are considering a bill that will allow family members, doctors or other parties to seek a court order forcing a mentally ill person into outpatient treatment. This is nothing new - indeed it is a law already in 42 states. These laws are known as Kendra's laws, after Kendra Webdale, who was killed when Andrew Goldstein, a schizophrenic man who had been in and out of treatment centers, pushed her in front of a New York City subway train in 1999. They are primarily intended...
