A divided, tearful Colorado Senate surprised itself Friday afternoon when it narrowly passed a Republican bill that seeks to require hospitals to allow more patients to have visitors during health emergencies. It’s a response to countless stories of people who in the last two years have been rushed into emergency rooms while loved ones waited anxiously in parking lots; who had no one by their hospital bedside to advocate for their needs; who said goodbye on FaceTime. The bill sponsor, Republican Sen.

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