project 515

Like many couples, Tim Reardon and his partner Eric diligently prepared everything they needed should one of them die. But when Eric lost his struggle with brain cancer, Reardon discovered that a single error in their legal paperwork meant that he couldn’t fulfill his longtime partner’s end-of-life wishes. Reardon told his story today at a press conference announcing proposed legislation called the “Final Wishes Act” which aims to give same-sex couples some of the same rights legally married couples get automatically.