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HHS proposes hospital visitation rule
The Department of Health & Human Services on Wednesday officially proposed an new adminstrative rule following up on a presidential memorandum mandating hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples. The proposed regulation — issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — would require hospitals that receive funds under Medicare and Medicaid to allow patients during [...]
Committee votes against lifting gay blood donor ban
An advisory committee examining whether to lift the ban preventing gay and bisexual men from donating blood has voted against changing the policy. On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability, which provides recommendations to the Department of Health & Human Services on blood safety and blood products, voted 9-6 against recommending to [...]
Mormon Church fined $5k for late-reported Prop 8 contributions
The Church of Latter-Day Saints has agreed to pay a proposed fine of around $5,500 for late reporting of in-kind contributions in the 2008 campaign over Proposition 8 in California, according to the Utah-based Deseret News. California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, which enforces the state’s campaign finance rules, reportedly identified 13 instances of non-monetary contributions [...]
Obama extends limited partner benefits to federal workers
President Obama issued a memorandum on Wednesday clarifying that federal agencies are now required to offer certain benefits to federal workers with same-sex partners. In the memo, Obama says for “far too long” federal employees with domestic partners have been denied equal access to “basic rights and benefits their colleagues enjoy.” “This kind of systemic [...]
House passes ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal amendment
The U.S. House took historic action on Thursday by voting in favor of a measure that would put an end to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law prohibiting openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans from serving in the U.S. military. Lawmakers approved the amendment, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), by a 234-194 vote after [...]
White House endorses delayed ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal
Changes would take hold after Pentagon completes its study
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