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

mary_bubbles · #1 04-23-2010, 03:23 PM

Same sex partners aren't wanting to be married to take a vow in front of God but for all the equal rights married couples are allowed to have. I do see that it does discriminate for not just same sex but for straight common law people. A marriage is just a written contract with the government. I however don't agree that he should force hospitals to do this because what about our Christian hospitals. If they are forced to serve same sex partners then next will be abortions. People are only supporting this because it is equal rights but no matter what it is the government can't force rules for non public places. If this is allowed how long before a private Christian school can't have a Biblical class? It doesn't matter if things are right or wrong in society if the government is able to interfere.

ThetaDancer · #2 04-23-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mary_bubbles

Same sex partners aren't wanting to be married to take a vow in front of God but for all the equal rights married couples are allowed to have. I do see that it does discriminate for not just same sex but for straight common law people. A marriage is just a written contract with the government. I however don't agree that he should force hospitals to do this because what about our Christian hospitals. If they are forced to serve same sex partners then next will be abortions. People are only supporting this because it is equal rights but no matter what it is the government can't force rules for non public places. If this is allowed how long before a private Christian school can't have a Biblical class? It doesn't matter if things are right or wrong in society if the government is able to interfere.

ummmm...

MysticCat · #3 04-23-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mary_bubbles

Same sex partners aren't wanting to be married to take a vow in front of God . . . .

I know same sex partners who do indeed want this. Another example of not presuming that all members of a "group" think the same.

knight_shadow · #4 04-23-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

I know same sex partners who do indeed want this. Another example of not presuming that all members of a "group" think the same.

*nods*

ETA: Damn, I should have checked with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton before I made that comment.

Hold that thought...

knight_shadow · #5 04-23-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mary_bubbles

Same sex partners aren't wanting to be married to take a vow in front of God but for all the equal rights married couples are allowed to have. I do see that it does discriminate for not just same sex but for straight common law people. A marriage is just a written contract with the government. I however don't agree that he should force hospitals to do this because what about our Christian hospitals. If they are forced to serve same sex partners then next will be abortions. People are only supporting this because it is equal rights but no matter what it is the government can't force rules for non public places. If this is allowed how long before a private Christian school can't have a Biblical class? It doesn't matter if things are right or wrong in society if the government is able to interfere.

What?

And this isn't about forcing hospitals to serve (treat) patients. It's about granting partners access to the patients.

AOII Angel · #6 04-23-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mary_bubbles

Same sex partners aren't wanting to be married to take a vow in front of God but for all the equal rights married couples are allowed to have. I do see that it does discriminate for not just same sex but for straight common law people. A marriage is just a written contract with the government. I however don't agree that he should force hospitals to do this because what about our Christian hospitals. If they are forced to serve same sex partners then next will be abortions. People are only supporting this because it is equal rights but no matter what it is the government can't force rules for non public places. If this is allowed how long before a private Christian school can't have a Biblical class? It doesn't matter if things are right or wrong in society if the government is able to interfere.

This shows that you don't know anything about hospitals. The government can and DOES tell hospitals who they will treat. No hospital can turn down a patient who presents to their facility in an emergency. Hospitals have to demonstrate HIPAA compliance which is a federal regulation. I could go on and on. If you take a single dollar of federal money in the form of Medicare or Medicaid payments, you are at the mercy of federal mandates. And... asking that hospitals respect patients' wishes with regard to who gets to visit them is hardly the same as forcing a physician to perform a controversial procedure.