Governor Carcieri, of Rhode Island, has vetoed the bill that would have allowed same sex couples to make funeral arrangements for each other.
In his veto message Carcieri stated, "This bill represents a disturbing trend over the past few years of the incremental erosion of the principles surrounding traditional marriage, which is not the preferred way to approach this issue," said Carcieri.
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Kathy Kushnir, executive directive of the advocacy group Marriage Equality of Rhode Island, called the governor's veto "unconscionable'' when "people are trying to piece their lives together, which is what Rhode Island is requiring them to do without legal recognition,'' and then when "faced with a time that could not be more difficult or more painful, not even being able to take care of funeral arrangements for their loved ones."
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