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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
You might recall Leovampire here at Subsim? His partner was not legally able to make any decisions medically for Leovampire. ICU in most hospitals are family only visitation.
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I do indeed remember Leo, may he rest in peace.
If memory serves, he lived in the northern part of the US. DE,CT - something like that. I can't speak for that state or its laws. However, I would suspect that no medical power of attorney was in place.
Its important to remember - we are talking NC here - not anywhere else.
If Leo had been in NC - now or prior to this amendment - he would have had the right to do a medical power of attorney - and that would have allowed his partner to visit him and make decisions on his behalf regarding his care.
It is all too easy to point to other cases - in other places - and equate them to what has occured in NC. However, that fails to account for the fact that different states have different laws. NC is clear on what it does not allow - and that is "marriage". Anything else is available.
You bring up the marriage tax penalty. Why would someone want to incur an extra penalty? If homosexuals REALLY want to pay more in taxes - they can still donate to the state tax office. Though there is some discussion as to whether the penalty still exits.
Literally AVG - the ONLY thing they can't do in NC is get a marriage license in NC. Yes - they might have to do paperwork to get the same legal authority - but they would have to do paperwork to get married. Its not about the "right" - its about making everyone else accept their view.
I will say it again - google "church sued over gay marraige" and do a little research. Gay activists have been suing private citizens of religious conviction and churches trying to force them to "accomodate" gay weddings against their religious beliefs.