Obama orders end to the practice of denying same-sex partners hospital visits

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I'm failing to see how this is a dictatorship in the making.

Me either.

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'm pretty sure Hitler made a similar decree at some point.

Godwin's Law!!!!

I kid.

Originally Posted by Kevin

Is this really a problem?

I don't know. I've had some understanding that lots of hospitals have a "relatives only rule," at least in some cases. That would exclude partners in states that don't recognize gay marriage, which is, of course, the vast majority of states. I'd be interested in whether AOIIAngel and some of the other medical prople around here see it as addressing a real problem or just as window-dressing, or some of both.