Ohio Plans Unspeakably Cruel Appeal Of Dying Man’s Last Wish
Source: ThinkProgress
John Arthur is dying. He is in the terminal stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease and has entered hospice care. Arthur is also gay, and in a 20 year relationship with a man named Jim Obergefell. Because the couple’s home state of Ohio will not allow them to marry, Arthur and Obergefell recently flew to Maryland together and were legally married on the tarmac — just weeks after the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality decision in United States v. Windsor. Arthur was unable to rise from his hospice bed.
In his final days, Arthur wants to honor his commitment to his husband. He wants his own death certificate to list Obergefell as his “surviving spouse.” And he wants to die knowing that his partner of 20 years can someday be buried next to him in a family plot bound by a directive that only permits his lawfully wedded spouse to be interred alongside him. And, on Monday, a federal judge ruled that Arthur should indeed have the dignity of dying alongside a man that Ohio will recognize as his husband.
And now, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) wants to take that dignity away from Mr. Arthur. The day after a judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring Ohio to list Arthur’s husband as his “surviving spouse” on his death certificate, DeWine announced that he would appeal this decision and try to strip a dying man of his final wish.
There are marriage equality cases with sweeping national implications. This is not one of them. The judge’s order is limited exclusively to Arthur and Obergefell. Indeed, as the judge explains, “there is absolutely no evidence that the State of Ohio or its citizens will be harmed by the issuance” of an order requiring Ohio to acknowledge the two men’s marriage. “No one beyond Plaintiffs themselves will be affected by such a limited order at all.”
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/25/2354941/ohio-plans-unspeakably-cruel-appeal-of-dying-mans-last-wish/
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can the "keep govt out of our lives" repuklicans get any more disgusting or hypocritical that that? what an utter asshole. 
How much hate must one be filled with to do something like this. 
Figures.
Youre right. There are no words to describe the type of person who would do something like this. "Hey, I think I'll try to ruin a dying mans last days on earth." Get some fucking compassion you wretched piece of shit!!! 
This is one of those times (which unfortunately have been quite frequent lately) when I'm really, really (REALLY!) embarrassed to live in Ohio.
We are 44th in job creation, our schools are in deep doo-doo, BUT OUR AG HAS TIME TO CREATE MORE PAIN FOR A DYING MAN. Awesome.
Golly, that's right "Christian" of you, Mike. 
He better fucking lose that appeal!
Could not have said it better.
This guy is not too bright.
From Wiki:
That whole space thing, meh.
I'm trying to decipher this. What the hell did you mean?
more attention than me!
more responses! 
They make my head feel like it's going to explode!
You have to be a seriously petty person to do something like this. I really do hope that there is some kind of karma for this DeWine guy.
Not surprised, actually. Keep digging that hole, GOPee. 
Even on his June 3 wedding anniversary post.
"And where will you be buried when your wife dies, sir?"
" Marrying who you like? Wow...must be nice...i hope no one tries to deny you any rights when you are on your deathbed like you seem hell bent on doing"
"Can you imagine if it wasn't just a mistake at the hotel? If you weren't legally able to marry your wife? Or if some asshat AG decided to appeal a decision giving you marriage rights in your dying wife's last days to try and strip you of any marital rights? You need to rethink your life, man. Seriously"
It wouldn't surprise me to see it taken down. But then he is so clueless and without empathy he either won't notice or care what's said.
He makes me ashamed to be a Buckeye.
But more determined to get those rat bastards out of office than ever!!!!
