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Niceguy1

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57. sorry but

Sat Apr 13, 2013, 06:18 PM

Apr 2013

There is no right to visitation in the Emergency Room.

And there has been no unbiased reporting in this. A blog post is not a credible source. I like facts not emotions

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Man no longer allowed to visit husband at KC hospital [View all] pstokely Apr 2013 OP

If he's lucky, he'll get a phone call from an uppity night nurse Warpy Apr 2013 #1

If he has medical POA Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #14

My partner and I have one, it will IF the hospital will recognize it. Amimnoch Apr 2013 #19

Thank you for being there and doing the right thing Mopar151 Apr 2013 #20

regardless of sexual orientation. Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #2

The hospitals statment beggars belief azurnoir Apr 2013 #3

It looks like they are suggesting the husband was "disruptive to providing necessary patient care". Lil Missy Apr 2013 #10

well he had power of attorney perhaps there was a living will of some sort azurnoir Apr 2013 #11

Another thing KM0201 Apr 2013 #12

we don't know anything of the sort though azurnoir Apr 2013 #25

Actually... KM0201 Apr 2013 #36

we never checked how Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #13

The disruption was simply refusing to leave azurnoir Apr 2013 #24

we dont kniw Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #32

why are you agreeing with yourself? azurnoir Apr 2013 #35

sometimes Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #37

It makes no damn sense. MADem Apr 2013 #26

+1 azurnoir Apr 2013 #27

. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #4

These people have to suffer so some evil fucks can make their hateful political point. 6000eliot Apr 2013 #5

The patient's needs cannot be their top priority if his spouse is not able to be with him. pacalo Apr 2013 #6

"...the patient's needs..." sprang out to me too. SwissTony Apr 2013 #8

If he was "disruptive" because the hospital failed to recognize a legal power of attorney TeamPooka Apr 2013 #7

One would certainly hope quakerboy Apr 2013 #9

That's why some are suggesting that this man was disruptive Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #15

I wish some actual journalism had been done here. Nine Apr 2013 #16

Well, it's tough to say for sure KM0201 Apr 2013 #41

There is (probably) more to this story melm00se Apr 2013 #17

You're right about that, we can only speculate, but Quantess Apr 2013 #18

Apparently the OP source is the source for all other stories csziggy Apr 2013 #21

I really can't see how "more to the story" excuses the behavior. jeff47 Apr 2013 #23

You are absolutely right. Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #30

The news has made it to the front page of Huffington Post Tx4obama Apr 2013 #22

it turns out Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #29

Whether he was in the ER shouldn't matter much, if his partner had power of attorney. Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #31

If spouses are allowed in the ER-and they're allowed, frankly, because the patient may be near death Ken Burch Apr 2013 #39

visitors in the er Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #40

The estranged brother that the patient did not want there was allowed to stay Marrah_G Apr 2013 #64

not according to the op's article Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #65

Um...not so much. jeff47 Apr 2013 #44

key word in the narrative Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #49

No. You've got causality backwards jeff47 Apr 2013 #54

sorry but Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #57

sorry but a hospital doesn't get to choose who makes medical decisions jeff47 Apr 2013 #58

we dont know Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #59

And he did have the documents. jeff47 Apr 2013 #60

According to the Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #61

Except they let the family in the room. jeff47 Apr 2013 #63

and according to the atricle Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #66

The article says they were thrown out later. jeff47 Apr 2013 #68

Roger is my brother-in-law Allen's husband. Full story here from Roger's daughter Amanda imamansell Apr 2013 #33

your link doesn't work azurnoir Apr 2013 #34

site imamansell Apr 2013 #43

I just clicked on it and it works now... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #50

Welcome to DU imamansell! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #38

This KM0201 Apr 2013 #42

Please pull your head out of your ass. jeff47 Apr 2013 #45

You're obviously to emotionally attached to this.. KM0201 Apr 2013 #47

Still firmly lodged in there, huh? jeff47 Apr 2013 #48

I am aware of a situation where ejection of spouse makes sense (but different facts from here) Shrike47 Apr 2013 #52

That isn't even close to the same galaxy as this situation Occulus Apr 2013 #53

And this is relevant to this situation how? jeff47 Apr 2013 #55

another link to the same information jeff47 Apr 2013 #46

Thank you azurnoir Apr 2013 #51

Is the family against him because he's gay or because they think he contributed to octothorpe Apr 2013 #56

That is my suspicion marshall Apr 2013 #67

Kick! sarcasmo Apr 2013 #62