In the United States, birth certificates usually consist of a Certificate of Live Birth, which is a standard form. Its purpose is to collect information and issue a recognized birth certificate that ...

'It would be nice to at least have a name' says 81-year-old woman waiting to find out who her birth mother was Erin and Mike Merrigan, center, were college students at Saint Benedict and Saint John's ...

Beginning January 1, 2026, individuals who were adopted and born in Johnston County will be able to obtain certified copies ...

As a single mother, it was hard for Adriana Yoguez to have time off from her job. So when she took the day off to mail a request in September 2022 for an amended birth certificate, changing her ...

A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth ...

Born Equal: Eliminating Ethnicity and Race from Birth Certificates This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

Shawna Hodgson speaks at a Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting. Every year on her birthday, Shawna Hodgson and her brother drive out to East Texas, and they visit her grave. Hodgson was ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A court case involving sex identification on birth certificates originated by transgender plaintiffs from the Tulsa region could go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Oklahoma Attorney General ...

Late last month, Oklahoma became the first state in the country to explicitly prohibit a nonbinary gender marker on birth certificates. The legislation not only shows a profound disregard for the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex ...