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Department of Health to issue same-sex birth certificates

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  • Department of Health to issue same-sex birth certificates

Little Rock, Ark. After conferring with the offices of the Governor and the Attorney General, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will now begin issuing birth certificates for same-sex couples who utilized artificial insemination and were married at the time of the birth of their child.

Amended birth certificates will only be issued in cases where the birth mother is listed on the certific…