More about the NY Family Health Care Decisions Act
Tuesday was a successful and educational day in Albany. AtMP co-founder Marshall Miller and I met with nine state lawmakers and/or their legislative staff, and met dozens of fellow members of the Family Decisions Coalition. In total, Coalition members visited 59 legislators.
We learned a great deal about the Act and its history. Most important: it does provide a challenge mechanism for potential surrogates, so we revised AtMP’s recommendations.
Most incredible: the Act has been proposed every year for the past 16 years! This year it has the best chance of passing, because most key factions have been mollified. For example, one faction had long opposed giving domestic partners the same status as spouses. In recent years, however, bills on hospital visitation and burial that treat domestic partners and spouses equally have successfully passed both houses and been signed into law.
Nicky at NY state capitol building to support passage of FHCDA
