What types of rights are gays being deprived of by not being allowed to marry?
Q. Obviously, gays are deprived of many rights by not being allowed to marry. I was wondering what type of rights they were deprived of, such as medical, legal, etc. I know that joint medical decisions and visitation rights are limited to immediate family. If there is a gay couple, and one of them is in the hospital, his or her partner would nto be considered immediate family and would therefore not be able to have visitation rights or help make decisions. What other rights like these are gays deprived of?
Asked by Kellie - Tue Jun 2 17:55:13 2009 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well here is a site that tells about all the rights and benefits of marriage (3 Pages, I separated them for you; from same site): Page 1; Tax Benefits, Estate Planning Benefits, and Government Benefits: Page 2; Employment Benefits, Death Benefis, Family Benefits, Housing Benefits, Consumer Benefits: Page 3; Other Legal Rights & Benefits: Legal marriage is different from religious marriage and people confuse the 2. People think marriage is where you stand side by side on an alter, make wedding vows and exchange rings. That is the religious marriage. But the legal marriage is simply a contract that grants the couple a collection of rights and benefits, some VERY important. The above link shows the rights and benefits of LEGAL… [cont.]
Answered by Laugh It Off =) - Tue Jun 2 18:05:37 2009

What is meant by the claim that democratic citizens possess both rights and responsibilities?
Q. A. The government may not infringe on certain rights, but citizens must follow laws and perform citizen duties or democratic safeguards dissappear. B. The govt. may not infringe on certain rights, so all citizens have the right and responsibilty to disengage from citizen duties if they wish. C. citizens may feel a responsibilty to the govt's needs and forgo all rights. D. govt. can safeguard only those rights for which citizens feel they are responsible E. subjects become citizens only when they forgo particular rights and all respnsibilities.
Asked by 72707 - Thu Jun 11 19:27:21 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A. You have certain rights the govt. may not violate. But OTOH you also have certain responsibilities of citizenship, an those rights hinge on your responsibilities.
Answered by It's That Guy - Thu Jun 11 19:31:02 2009

What rights do citizens have when it comes to wanting to know about their relatives at a hospital?
Q. I addition to the above question, do you think we will have less rights after obamacare takes over?
Asked by dorealtor - Mon Oct 12 08:18:04 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hospitals have strict policies for the release of information. Federal law prohibits a hospital to release any information without the consent of the patient. If the person is under age, then the parents have a right to the information. The only other way to get this information is by subpoena through a court. The right to privacy outweighs any rights of other citizens, and the courts have upheld that right for years now. Unless your need for this Information is greater that the patients right to privacy, then I would say you are SOL.
Answered by Russ - Mon Oct 12 08:30:47 2009

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