Saturday, May 4, 2013
Iowa: Two-parent birth certificate for child of married lesbians
Des Moines, IA, May 3, 2013 - On May 3 the Iowa Supreme Court built upon its ruling in Lambda Legal's landmark case, Varnum v. Brien, which ordered that same-sex couples and their families be treated equally under Iowa law, and ordered the Iowa Department of Public Health IDPH to provide an accurate two-parent birth certificate to all children born to lesbian married parents in Iowa. The Court was unanimous in ordering the State to treat children of lesbian couples as having two parents at birth.
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