Posted on 11/15/2006 2:28:48 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Birth Certificate to Say Baby Has 2 Moms Nov 15 4:50 PM US/Eastern
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Writer
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.
Two women will be listed as parents on the birth certificate of a baby born this week in New Jersey, one of the first implications of a state Supreme Court ruling that gives same-sex couples access to the same rights as married couples.
The state and the women agreed in a closed family court proceeding Monday, the day before the child was born, that both women should be listed in light of the landmark high court ruling. A judge agreed with the state and the women, lawyers said.
In New Jersey, birth certificates are typically mailed to parents.
Assistant Attorney General Patrick DeAlmeida said the women are the first he knows of to take advantage of new rights granted by the Oct. 25 ruling.
The Burlington County women, who are registered as domestic partners, did not want their names made public, their attorney Stephen Hyland said.
Under state law, the husband of a woman who gives birth through artificial insemination is listed on the birth certificate as the father. No such provision is made for lesbian couples, who often go through lengthy and costly adoptions to give both women equal rights as parents.
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When plain biological facts conflict with political correctness, the liberals will uphold pc every time.
So much for their devotion to "science". Their political superstition is more ironclad than the most extreme religious fundamentalist's.
Our country is sooooooo over.
Wrong... wrong... wrong.
There are LEGAL reasons the father should be listed. (what if the kid stands to inherit something nobody knows about yet?)
There are MEDICAL reasons that they might want to trace his genetic background.
The only reasons to have two womens names on the birth certificate are political correctness, selfishness, and feel goodisms.
None of which have anything to do with the welfare of the child.
this is what it looks like when you try to hard
I see your point, but there is no need for the derogatory terms.
Of what benefit is this politicized birth certificate to the child?
Of what benefit is this politicized birth certificate to the child?
Legal benefit regarding health insurance, etc,
Oh, good grief, it is not.
Our country is not so weak that a simple shift in social mores can destroy it.
At the end of the day, I couldn't care less who marries who.
Which "derogatory terms" were you citing?
That'll certainly be helpful when the child later needs to provide a doctor with a family medical history.
Our country is sooooooo over.
Did you honestly expect to live your whole life in a country that was exactly the same as the one you were born into?
LOL! Great point.
I feel sorry for the child.
Just stay away from New Jersey with your common sense.
Is the baby's name "Heather" by any chance?
< chalks one up in the Xenalyte column >
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