WEST HOLLYWOOD - West Hollywood, California, has passed a city ordinance granting hospital and jail visitation rights to people in polyamorous relationships, Fox News reported in an article on the vote. According to that report, the measure passed by a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Fox News said the ordinance covers visitation in hospitals and jails. The headline of the Fox News article describes the action as granting protections for polyamorous relationships, but the summary of the report does not explain whether those protections go beyond visitation.
The summary does not state the date of the vote, the text of the ordinance, or the names of anyone who sponsored the measure or spoke for or against it. It also does not say how a relationship would be documented for hospital or jail staff, or what reasons the city gave for adopting the measure.
No comments from city officials, hospital or jail operators, or residents appear in the summary, and no other report was reviewed for this account. The vote count and the scope of the ordinance therefore rest on the Fox News summary alone.
The summary characterizes the measure as unanimous, with five votes in favor. Any details not found in that summary are not reported here.
Because the account rests on one summary, it does not establish how the ordinance would be applied in individual cases. It also does not describe any enforcement, reporting, or effective date, and the source material does not address those points.