Comments on: OBAMA ORDERS HOSPITALS TO GRANT GAY PARTNERS VISITATION RIGHTS & POWER OF ATTORNEY http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 10 May 2012 21:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rich http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459286 Rich Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:36:27 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459286 Svi - the content of the order is not the problem, but you probably know that. The problem is that he is empowered to make such orders. You may agree with the content of this edict, but you may not agree with the next. That is the issue. you probably won't see it, as people who set up straw men and ad hominem attacks as you have in your post are generally not interested in honest discourse, only in scoring political gotcha points. Have fun. Svi – the content of the order is not the problem, but you probably know that. The problem is that he is empowered to make such orders.

You may agree with the content of this edict, but you may not agree with the next. That is the issue.

you probably won’t see it, as people who set up straw men and ad hominem attacks as you have in your post are generally not interested in honest discourse, only in scoring political gotcha points. Have fun.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459284 Marc Brown Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:32:19 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459284 I think you should take this down. I doubt you are really homophobic, but this does make you seem so. I think you should take this down. I doubt you are really homophobic, but this does make you seem so.

]]> By: svi http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459283 svi Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:54:28 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459283 Funny how before this, these hospitals had a bad habit of ignoring a patient's advance directives and powers of attorney. That is a problem no matter who the patient is. Unbelievable that in your psychosis you would allow someone to die without their wishes being respected or their loved ones being able to visit. If you're okay with that, then your opinions are meaningless. Sounds like your problem is with Medicare and Medicaid themselves. So attack them directly. The order itself is simply humane. Funny how before this, these hospitals had a bad habit of ignoring a patient’s advance directives and powers of attorney.

That is a problem no matter who the patient is. Unbelievable that in your psychosis you would allow someone to die without their wishes being respected or their loved ones being able to visit. If you’re okay with that, then your opinions are meaningless.

Sounds like your problem is with Medicare and Medicaid themselves. So attack them directly. The order itself is simply humane.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459277 Marc Brown Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:27:18 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/04/15/obama-orders-hospitals-to-grant-gay-partners-visitation-rights-power-of-attorney/#comment-459277 What's your objection to extending the rights of gay people, David? What’s your objection to extending the rights of gay people, David?

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