(AP) – Arkansas Supreme Court justices are questioning
whether it’s up to them or the Legislature to rewrite the state’s birth
certificate laws following the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide.
The court on Thursday heard arguments in a lawsuit over whether married
same-sex couples can have the names of both spouses on their children’s birth
certificate without a court order.
An attorney for the state said a Pulaski County judge went too far by striking
down part of the state’s birth certificate law as unconstitutional, and said
changing the law regarding artificial insemination would address most of the
concerns. Three same-sex couples sued the state last year to amend their
children’s birth certificates after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down gay
marriage bans nationwide.
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