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    PurpleMonkeyDinosaur: Wait...how did the hospital know she wanted last rites? I didn't think that was automatic...what if she wasn't Catholic? Or is that more Florida assha... more »
    trublusu: When I first signed up to donate, my blood was tested right on the spot for HIV and other contagious diseases, I thought that was normal procedure. more »
    lalaland13: It's stuff like this that would probably drive me to get married, after shacking up for a few years first. And it drives me nuts that because I happen... more »
    leftyleftylou: ... notice how the sister never even had to prove her identity ... but just the mention of "teh gayz" got the social worker to spout about how anti-ga... more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: THIS is why "civil unions" are not enough. Also? Refusing admission to the holder of the patient's healthcare proxy? I'm not a medmal attorney, but ... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: This is actually why my husband and I got married. After my mother died I realized just how difficult it was to get her affairs in order, and I was he... more »
    tinydundie42: This just makes me sick to my stomach. I don't understand it. What is *wrong* with people? more »
    schlegs84: Can you imagine not letting someone's partner in to say goodbye? Sometimes it just seems like some people are just evil. more »
    .stop the hate of prop 8.: my wife and i (we were married in canada but live in ohio, so we have NO rights) hired a lawyer to draw up financial and healthcare power of attorney ... more »
    NefariousNewt: Why don't the Florida hospitals that adhere to this policy just get it over with and erect signs saying "No Gays Allowed." They can use the old "No Ne... more »
    Princess Leela: This is the same shit that people go through with end-of-life care in parts of this country. The patient has made informed decisions about just how th... more »
    ragincajun67: Aside from the obvious wrong-ness of that social worker's behavior, in what universe is Miami an antigay city? more »
    missbananafish: This exact scenario scares the bejesus out of me! I live far away from the rest of my family and my friends would be able to get to me in the hospital... more »
    sympathyforthebasementcat: Do no harm: Ur doin it rong. more »
    CurtCole: This article just makes me want to cry and it just shows how far we have to come. It is sad that even with all of the proper paperwork in place (a ver... more »
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    Better To Die Alone Than With A Non-Legal Partner, Right? Right!

    When Janice Langbehn's partner of 18 years suffered an aneurysm, Langbehn and their children were not allowed to visit her in the hospital. Now the case is the subject of a lawsuit with major implications. More »