dojA001485.xml

dojA001485.xml

born-digital

email

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2001-12-11

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:43 PM

I am writing you to ask the Justice Department to include
among relatives eligible for compensation those who lost
their life partners as well as de facto parents or
children, without regard to sexual orientation or marital
status.

The US government should follow the example already set by
New York Governor Pataki in granting compensation benefits
"on a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in
recognition that anyone who shared with the victim living
expenses, day-to-day activities and the emotional bonds of
family deserves help in this time of need."


Thank you,

Individual Comment
Charlottesville, VA

2001-12-11