He’s now just skipping the legislative process (or what was left of it) and issuing outright dictates. What a POS.
AFAIK, this has been an accepted and settled 'question' for a long time.
A dime is thicker than zero's depth
I agree. While I’d like to see a law passed allowing individuals to decide who makes their medical decisions, and who gets to visit them in the hospital, (whather it is their spouse, friends, children, same sex lover or their auto mechanic) this should be done through legislation (which I imagine would pass easily) not by a Presidential order.
I think this is tactical mistake for the homosexualists. One of their big arguments for same sex marriage is hospital visitation. This change makes that a non-issue.
That is what the people who voted for him voted for. Let then enjoy it.