Or those who claim they are. If they are in a actual committed relationship then they have already taken the necessary legal steps to make sure that their snuggle bunny can visit them in the hospital and has their medical power of attorney.
It is less complicated legally then getting married so this is just more feel good hogwash.
What this means is that anyone can come to the hospital and claim that they are your gay lover and the hospital has to let them see you.
There is potential for a great deal of malicious mischief here.
This is a great big bunch of hoo hah...since time began in America, a person has had the right to turn their funds to whomever they want to, family or not. A patient also has always had the right to have any visitor the patient prefers.
Why would someone name a stranger as someone who should be allowed in to see them?
We can't just disagree with Obama because he's wrong 99.999% of the time.