A story by Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee reports that a
federal judge in Oakland, CA ruled that California must allow same-sex partners
to purchase long-term care insurance through the CalPERS state pension fund.
The link for the story (May 25) is here.
The judge struck down a portion of DOMA, the Defense of
Marriage Act. But the outcome of Proposition 8 would not necessarily affect this case.
The state had ruled that allowing gay couples to purchase
LTC insurance for partners could jeopardize its tax-free status.
The ruling came at a time when long term care insurance has
suddenly received increased attention with respect to filial responsibility
laws, particularly a recent judgment against an adult child in Pennsylvania
forcing him to pay his mother’s nursing home bills. But the greatest danger from these laws for
LGBT and often childless people could be liability for their parents, not
spouses. Adult children, especially the
childless, should be encouraging parents to get LTC insurance.
Also, HRC's Backstory Blog has a petition and embedded video from North Carolina Pastor Charles Worely. It's pretty graphic -- he does play the "don't reproduce" card, and that's all that seems to matter to him. The video has gone viral, yet might violate YouTube TOS; but HRC's link is here. No, I'll decline to embed this one.
Also, HRC's Backstory Blog has a petition and embedded video from North Carolina Pastor Charles Worely. It's pretty graphic -- he does play the "don't reproduce" card, and that's all that seems to matter to him. The video has gone viral, yet might violate YouTube TOS; but HRC's link is here. No, I'll decline to embed this one.
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