(AP) – The Arkansas Health Department says it will begin
issuing birth certificates listing both spouses in married same-sex couples as
the parents after the state lost a case before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.The department said Wednesday it’ll begin issuing birth certificates for
same-sex couples who used artificial insemination and were married at the time
of the birth of their child. The department said amended birth certificates will
only be issued in cases where the birth mother is listed on the certificate and
no one is listed as the father.
issuing birth certificates listing both spouses in married same-sex couples as
the parents after the state lost a case before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.The department said Wednesday it’ll begin issuing birth certificates for
same-sex couples who used artificial insemination and were married at the time
of the birth of their child. The department said amended birth certificates will
only be issued in cases where the birth mother is listed on the certificate and
no one is listed as the father.
The announcement comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state
ruling that married lesbian couples must get a court order to have both spouses
listed on their children’s birth certificates.
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