WASHINGTON — Hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payments must let patients choose which persons, including gay and lesbian partners, can visit them and help make critical health decisions, President Barack Obama said Thursday.
Obama: Same-sex partners should have hospital access
Thursday, April 15, 2010 | 11:27 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:53 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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