Proposed Mass. Gay Marriage Ban Advances

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basically money, but money is also another product of hyper reality and it doesnt truly exist. people attach meaning to these little rectangles of fiber thus making it a concept and all in the mind.

It has nothing to do with money.
It has everything to do with having the same rights as every straight couple out there.

Very simple examples:
Two domestic parters, Jill and Beth, say they have been living together for 20 yrs. Because they are not LEGALLY recognized as a couple, if Jill has a stroke and goes into the hospital;

• Beth does not have the legal right to visit. She can be barred from the hospital by Jill's parents.

• Beth does not have a legal right as far as Jill's course of treatment.

• If Jill dies in the middle of raising a child, Beth does not have the legal right to assume parenting. So not only does she lose her partner, but also the child she helped raise.