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RI governor vetoes bill to allow domestic partners to plan each other’s funeral
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| Last Edited | RP Nov 10, 2009 08:57pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Joe Siegel |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 02:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have added domestic partners to the list of people authorized under state law to make funeral arrangements for each other.
"This bill represents a distributing trend over the past few years of the incremental erosion of the principles surrounding traditional marriage, which is not the preferred way to approach this issue," the Republican who has been a vocal opponent of marriage for same-sex couples said. "If the General Assembly believes it would like to address the issue of domestic partnerships, it should place the issue on the ballot and let the people of the state of Rhode Island decide."
Segal noted the funeral planning bill was supported by the overwhelming majority of members of the Assembly who oppose marriage for gays and lesbians It passed by a vote of 63-1. And Segal expressed outrage over Carcieri’s veto. |
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