4 doctors agreed: Frequent: After such a life threatening event, it is not unusual to have complications, and renal failure needing dialysis as well as pneumonia from a prolonged intubation are actually quite common in this traumatic setting. ...Read more. See 1 more doctor answer.
Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). So-called Defense of Marriage laws (DOMAs) define marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman, for the purpose of excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage. There are two types of DOMAs: federal and state.he federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was enacted so that the federal government could restrict marriage to a union between a man and a woman. In so doing, the federal government was able to deny same-sex married couples any of the federal benefits opposite-sex married couples received.
The Alberta Human Rights Act (the Act) prohibits discrimination based on the grounds of family and marital status. What is family status? Family status is defined in the Act as the status of being related to another person by blood, marriage or adoption. The Act prohibits discrimination or negative treatment towards an individual based on their relationship to a family member. For example, it is contrary to the Act to fire a person because their spouse, who worked for the same employer, was fired. It is also contrary to the Act to discriminate against someone based on their family status, for example, to refuse to rent to someone because they are a single parent.