Iowa Court Orders Accurate Fetal Death Certificate For Lesbian Couple

From ThinkProgress Mon Dec 17 2012, 19:00:35

Last October, Jessica Aiken and Jenny Buntemeyer lost their son in utero. To add to their grief, the Iowa Department of Public Health (DPH) proceeded to erase Buntemeyer's name from the death certificate because she was not the child's "father." The couple sued in February with support from Lambda Legal, arguing that because Iowa recognizes [...]

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