A Florida same-sex couple is outraged only the birth mother can be listed on the birth certificate and they have sued, saying the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics violates the U.S. Constitution by issuing "a certificate that falsely indicates that the child has only one parent."
Eight months after Florida's gay marriage ban ended, the state is not allowing hospitals to list both same-sex parents on their babies' birth certificates, according to a federal lawsuit recently filed by three gay couples.
Florida's ban on same-sex marriage ended on Jan. 6 after it was struck down by a judge. Then, in June the U.S. Supreme Court issued a nationwide ruling that state marriage bans are unconstitutional.
The Florida Department of Health, which handles birth certificates, responded on Thursday with a legal motion seeking clarification from a judge on whether the Supreme Court's ruling "may be read to require issuance of birth certificates to married same-sex parents."
It said current Florida law regarding birth certificates is "gender specific," referring to a mother and her husband. It added the Supreme Court ruling referred only "to the issue of same-sex marriage, not vital statistics records."
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Florida's ban on same-sex marriage ended on Jan. 6 after it was struck down by a judge. Then, in June the U.S. Supreme Court issued a nationwide ruling that state marriage bans are unconstitutional.
The Florida Department of Health, which handles birth certificates, responded on Thursday with a legal motion seeking clarification from a judge on whether the Supreme Court's ruling "may be read to require issuance of birth certificates to married same-sex parents."
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*I laugh in french…hahahahaha! See confusion!
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