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Mariejo Ramos. Under the proposed Right to Care Actpatients can designate their partners through a special power of attorney to make critical health decisions and receive information on their behalf if they become incapacitated. The bill, which is being debated in committee, includes a "right to care" card for couples that all health facilities must accept or face penalties.

Without a national law on marriage equality in the predominantly Catholic country, partners of people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity are not allowed by hospitals to act as primary caregivers and are denied a role in decision making in health emergencies.

Subsequent attempts to legislate such protections over the last two decades have also failed. A right-to-care programme in Quezon City, the Philippines' most populous city, could be a litmus test for the success of the policy nationwide. The Quezon City government launched the programme in June during a Pride festival in Manila, at that time the largest gay-rights march in Southeast Asia, attended by more thanpeople.

Musnit, a transgender man, said he has been discriminated against by his partner's gay marriage legal in philippines and others because of his gender. Musnit has had trouble finding a stable job, making access to health services difficult. The right-to-care card is one of the few legal guarantees he and Ampo-an have as a couple.

Through the right-to-care card, we wanted to at least be able to decide for each other's health concerns," said Musnit. More than 1, couples have registered in the programme, according to the Quezon City Gender and Development GAD Council, a unit of the gay marriage legal in philippines government.

Winning approval for the card only came after years of consultations with education and hospital officials, said GAD chair Janete Oviedo. This is a baby step," said Oviedo. An ordinance from the Quezon City mayor requires all hospitals to accept the right-to-care card, Oviedo said, adding that she hopes other communities follow suit to expand the programme's coverage.

Advertising executive Adrian de Guzman first proposed the idea of a right-to-care card to Quezon City officials after hearing the story of a patient who died during the COVID pandemic in and whose partner was prevented from deciding on treatment. Initially, de Guzman's agency created a right-to-care card for hospitals and health insurance companies, but they declined to use it.

Supporters of the programme believe the card would benefit low-income couples like Musnit and Ampo-an who cannot afford legal services to draw up a power of attorney. This Pride month we explore this global backlash. These links open on reuters. Unions says Amazon 'Prime Day' puts extra strain on workers.

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Step toward equality Advertising executive Adrian de Guzman first proposed the idea of a right-to-care card to Quezon City officials after hearing the story of a patient who died during the COVID pandemic in and whose partner was prevented from deciding on treatment.

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