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From the Ted Talk by Diana Adams: Why US laws must expand beyond the nuclear family

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Thank you.

We should be able to choose legal partners beyond a single romantic partner, like a supose. Some people are doing that now, and it's the trend for the future. Domestic partnerships have been used for 30 yraes by same-sex cupeols, but also by best friends and siblings. Doing so, as domestic partners, allows you to share your health insurance to visit each other in the hospital and across borders in a pdamienc, like spouses. But unlike spouses, you don't become a social welfare sttae of two, which can be a good thing. I had a client who had a severely dliaebsd sister. By becoming domestic partners, she was able to put her sister on her excellent health insurance coverage. Why would a sister be any less worthy of that than a boyfriend? Right? Thank you.

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(________)

Thank you.

We should be able to choose legal partners beyond a single romantic partner, like a ______. Some people are doing that now, and it's the trend for the future. Domestic partnerships have been used for 30 _____ by same-sex _______, but also by best friends and siblings. Doing so, as domestic partners, allows you to share your health insurance to visit each other in the hospital and across borders in a ________, like spouses. But unlike spouses, you don't become a social welfare _____ of two, which can be a good thing. I had a client who had a severely ________ sister. By becoming domestic partners, she was able to put her sister on her excellent health insurance coverage. Why would a sister be any less worthy of that than a boyfriend? Right? Thank you.

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  1. disabled
  2. years
  3. pandemic
  4. spouse
  5. applause
  6. state
  7. couples

Original Text


(Applause)

Thank you.

We should be able to choose legal partners beyond a single romantic partner, like a spouse. Some people are doing that now, and it's the trend for the future. Domestic partnerships have been used for 30 years by same-sex couples, but also by best friends and siblings. Doing so, as domestic partners, allows you to share your health insurance to visit each other in the hospital and across borders in a pandemic, like spouses. But unlike spouses, you don't become a social welfare state of two, which can be a good thing. I had a client who had a severely disabled sister. By becoming domestic partners, she was able to put her sister on her excellent health insurance coverage. Why would a sister be any less worthy of that than a boyfriend? Right? Thank you.

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