NYS Legislature Provides Medical Decision Making Authority to Same-Sex Partners

February 25, 2010

As reported by the Empire State Pride Agenda:

"New York has been one of just two states where without a health care proxy, no one—not a domestic partner, spouse, or family member—could make health care decisions when the patient lacked the ability to do so. This gap in state law has sometimes forced loved ones to seek medical decision-making authority from a judge at the very time they should be focusing all their attention on caring for their partner."

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