Volusia County, Florida Councilman Wants to Pass Domestic Partner Ordinance

scott — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000

When hospitalized with illness or injury, you decide who can visit, have access to your medical information and make decisions for you if you become incapacitated. That is, if you’re conscious when you arrive.

But if you are so injured or sick you cannot speak and haven’t drawn up a document naming a health care surrogate, only your next of kin will be afforded those rights. That’s the policy at five area hospitals in Volusia County, representatives for the facilities said Monday. That’s the policy at five area hospitals in Volusia County, representatives for the facilities said Monday.

For County Councilman Joshua Wagner, that’s not good enough. That’s because it means local unmarried couples — both gay and straight — could miss an important moment or be excluded from a decision that could change their lives forever, Wagner said. That could result because they lack a marriage certificate.

Full Story from the News-Journal: http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD02110309.htm

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Volusia County, Florida Councilman Wants to Pass Domestic Partner Ordinance