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Bill to ensure senior couples remain together in long-term care homes passes 2nd reading

'Too often, couples entering long-term care are torn apart, or choose to delay vital care for themselves instead of enduring a brutal separation from their partner'
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The "Till Death Do Us Part Act" has passed second reading and moved one step closer to ensuring senior couples have the right to remain together in long-term care homes according to an NDP news release.
 
“Too often, couples entering long-term care are torn apart, or choose to delay vital care for themselves instead of enduring a brutal separation from their partner., says Catherine Fife, NDP MPP for Waterloo. "It’s devastating for the couple and causes anguish for their loved ones who watch helplessly from afar. It’s simple – our grandparents and parents deserve to live their final days with the person they love."
 
Fife says passing the act has extra urgency now that the government's Bill 7 is forcing people to go to long-term care homes that they didn’t choose.

"Right now, couples are at even greater risk of being separated and remaining separated for the rest of their lives. My bill will ensure that couples have the right to remain with their chosen partner."