Sorry, but that doesn’t really hold up well. If you are unsure of the parents identity then the section can be left blank, or filled in as unknown or John/Jane Doe. That’s not an acceptable reason for denying a kid a birth certificate. If there is clear and unambiguous evidence that kid was born here s/he is an American citizen and entitled to a birth certificate.
I don’t like the law, but it is the law. And no state can try to effectively annul someone’s citizenship like that. There is only solution for this...
REPEAL THE BIRTRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CLAUSE!
Section One of Amendment 14 states:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
I completely disagree. A birth certificate is close to meaningless without the names and birthplaces of the biological parents. That goes for all the gay and lesbian couples who want to replace the facts of the child's biological origins, as well. Otherwise we are bending the truth standard and trashing valuable medical and epidemiologic data that should be accurate and should outlast the lifespan of the individual.