This article addresses discrimination that same-sex couples face when their partners are in the hospital. Many are denied 'family status' in making important treatment decisions. When this right is upheld, couples are often asked for paperwork to verify their relationship, a formality absent for heterosexual couples and for other family members.
Check out the article for more:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/how-hospitals-treat-same-sex-couples/?src=twr
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