Man no longer allowed to visit husband at KC hospital

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Man no longer allowed to visit husband at KC hospital
Man no longer allowed to visit husband at KC hospital | fox4kc.com

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — A Lee’s Summit man is fighting a restraining order that he says was issued against him after he says he was arrested for refusing to leave the bedside of his sick partner.

Roger Gorley went to visit his partner, Allen at Research Medical Center, 2316 E. Meyer Blvd., Tuesday afternoon.

He says when he got there, a member of Allen’s family asked him to leave.

When Gorley refused, he says hospital security forcibly removed him from the property and put him in handcuffs.

“I was not recognized as being the husband, I wasn’t recognized as being the partner,” Gorley said.

While not legally recognized as a couple in Missouri, Gorley says he and his partner Allen have been in a civil union for nearly five years, and make medical decisions for each other.

He says the nurse refused to verify they also share joint Power of Attorney.

“She didn’t even bother to go look it up to check into it,” Gorley said. “He’s been at the psychiatric unit part several times.”

Research Medical Center says it can’t talk specifically about this case, but in a statement said:

We believe involving the family is an important part of the patient care process. And, the patient`s needs are always our first priority. When anyone becomes disruptive to providing the necessary patient care, we involve our security team to help calm the situation and to protect our patients and staff. If the situation continues to escalate, we have no choice but to request police assistance.

Research Medical Center says it does not discriminate based on sexual orientation or race.
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unbelievables to remove on their partner and expect his family have rightsful visit sick patient not same sex couples to visit their partners due wishes on families's decide if family wanted wins case or not.

What your opinion? its hard decide chose between same sex couples or family
 
it his partner,no contest they must stay together...very cruel of family have him taken away
 
While the family no doubt were total d-bags, the hospital ejected him not because of being gay but because he was making a scene. I've heard that he has been granted access again but can't remember the site or article that mentioned it.


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