Iowa high court rules both same-sex parents must be listed on birth certificates

[JURIST] The Iowa Supreme Court [official website] unanimously ruled [text, PDF] on Friday that the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) [official website] must list both spouses of a same-sex couple on their children's birth certificates. Melissa and Heather Gartner sued the IDPH after officials refused to include the name of their child's non-biological parent on the child's birth certificate unless the non-biological parent adopted the child. The Gartners are legally married in Iowa, a state that legalized gay marriage...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/05/iowa-agency-ordered-to-recognize-same-sex-parents-on-birth-certificates.php

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