Same-Sex Couples in Rhode Island May Get Funeral Arrangement Rights

October 30, 2009

The Providence Journal
October 30, 2009
A bill passed in a busy Rhode Island General Assembly session on Thursday night would give same-sex couples the right to make funeral arrangements for “domestic partners,” defined as people who have lived together for at least one year “in an exclusive, intimate and committed relationship." The bill must now avoid a gubernatorial veto before becoming law. [Link]