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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2024
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I’m not sure if America works in the same way but in my country parents can take those. Like you can ask for your unmarried partner to be your NOK but if they fall into a coma or similar then the parents can take that status and block the partner from the hospital.
It doesn’t always happen obviously but it’s happened enough to make the news.
Remember, news typically consists of the noteworthy, not the commonplace. It still sucks if you're the lucky one to have your privileges removed, though.
Absolutely. Most parents would let your partner in, but for the chance that they don’t? People can go weird with grief, I’d be worried.