The person can usually get family visiting rights, but not give permission on medical procedures. It takes more than that.
You can always create a Living Will that explains who and what. In fact every body should do that. It keeps people conscience out of the decision. A Living Will supercedes what the family asks. > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > OK here's a situation, a straight couple has been living together for a > year. The guy gets into an accident and is taken to the hospital. The > woman > can give permission for medical procedures, get family visiting rights > etc. > > Now lets take the exact same situation but with a gay couple. The SO > cannot > give permission and is not considered family. > > What's the difference between these two couples, except for one being gay > and the other not? > > That is not special rights, its equal rights. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 5:24 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > Can straight men get these benefits with other straight men? > > Nope, then > > to me that is a special right. > > > > As far as inheritance goes you can leave your stuff to > > whomever you want > > and can designate whoever you want as your beneficiary on your life > > insurance. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:25 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > Marriage? Inheritance? Death benefits? Insurance? > > > > > > will > > ---- > > > > William H. Bowen > > Webmaster > > ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > 425.739.3629 Voice > > 425.466.7016 Cell > > 425.739.3690 FAX > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:15 PM > > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > > I guess we'll know them when they come up. I don't have > > any specific > > in > > > mind right now. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:18 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > such as? > > > > > > will > > > ---- > > > > > > William H. Bowen > > > Webmaster > > > ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > > > 425.739.3629 Voice > > > 425.466.7016 Cell > > > 425.739.3690 FAX > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:11 PM > > > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > > > > > Any right that is not accorded to a straight man or woman. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:13 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > > > What would you consider "special rights" ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > will > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > William H. Bowen > > > > Webmaster > > > > ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > > > > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > > > > > 425.739.3629 Voice > > > > 425.466.7016 Cell > > > > 425.739.3690 FAX > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:59 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is my take on Homosexuality. What you do in the privacy of > > > your > > > > > own home is your business. I support equal rights for > > gay people, > > > > they > > > > > are people, they don't however, deserve special rights. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:59 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Super Duper Contraversial post....heheh > > > > > > > > > > The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 > > > > > admonishments > > > > > to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love > > > > > heterosexuals. > > > > > It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner > > > > > > > > > > If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work: > > > > "Hello. > > > > > Can't work today, still queer." ~Robin Tyler > > > > > > > > > > I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black > > you don't > > > have > > > > > to > > > > > tell your mother. ~Charles Pierce, 1980 > > > > > > > > > > War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess which > > one > > > > the > > > > > Southern Baptist Convention is protesting? ~The Value of > > Families > > > > > > > > > > Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating > > > > > themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in > > Congress. If > > it > > > > > passes, > > > > > they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be > > illegal > > > > for > > > > > a > > > > > prick to touch an asshole. ~Judy Carter > > > > > > > > > > 'You could move.' ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," > > in response > > > to > > > > a > > > > > reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the > > > > street > > > > > and > > > > > wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the > > > > > neighborhood. > > > > > > > > > > The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is > > > that > > > > > the > > > > > next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare > > > > > homosexuality > > > > > instead of running off to Canada. ~Lorne Bloch > > > > > > > > > > Why can't they have gay people in the army? > > Personally, I think > > > they > > > > > are > > > > > just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd > > you call a > > > > > faggot?" > > > > > ~ Jon Stewart > > > > > > > > > > My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women > > out > > > > > there > > > > > praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. ~Rita Mae > > > Brown > > > > > > > > > > Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or > > > death > > > > > say > > > > > they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as > > > > > soldiers; > > > > > we should be used as weapons. ~Letter to the Editor, > > The Advocate > > > > > > > > > > You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just > > have > > > to > > > > > be > > > > > able to shoot straight. ~Barry Goldwater > > > > > > > > > > Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable > > seeing two > > > men > > > > > holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines > > > > > > > > > > My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, > > if > > > it > > > > > were > > > > > broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and > > > horror. > > > > > ~W. Somerset Maugham > > > > > > > > > > Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. > > ~Author > > > > > Unknown > > > > > > > > > > If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female homosexuals > > > should > > > > be > > > > > called "ecstatic." ~Shelly Roberts > > > > > > > > > > My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because > > she > > > > > thought > > > > > I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it. > > > > ~Amanda > > > > > Bearse > > > > > > > > > > Some women can't say the word lesbian...even when > > their mouth is > > > full > > > > > of > > > > > one. ~Kate Clinton > > > > > > > > > > No matter how far in or out of the closet you are, you > > still have > > a > > > > > next > > > > > step. ~Author Unknown > > > > > > > > > > It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of > > > > homosexuality. > > > > > It's like disapproving of rain. ~Francis Maude > > > > > > > > > > The only queer people are those who don't love > > anybody. ~Rita > > > Mae > > > > > Brown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
