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Barack Obama: He told the Department of Health and Human Services to direct hospitals to allow patients to designate who can visit…

On the recordApril 15, 2010
He told the Department of Health and Human Services to direct hospitals to allow patients to designate who can visit them and to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Details on the directive given to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding hospital visitation rights.

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