Friday, April 16, 2010

Obama Orders Hospital Visitation Rights

ADVOCATE.COM: President Barack Obama signed a memorandum Thursday requiring hospitals to allow gays and lesbians to have nonfamily visitors and allowing their partners medical power of attorney.

The memorandum orders the Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit discrimination in hospital visitation. The memo was posted on the White House website Thursday afternoon. Reads the memorandum: >>> Advocate.com Editors | Thursday, April 15, 2010