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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Legal Discrimination
Region(s): Global
… equal parenthood in South Africa Summary of J and B v. Director General, Department of Home Affairs (2003) Before South Africa legalized same-sex marriage in 2005, same-sex couples faced … to have both their names listed on their children’s birth certificates, the Department of Home Affairs refused, stating that only the birth mother could be legally recognized. Determined to … legal recognition to same-sex couples. The ruling also required the Department of Home Affairs to amend regulations to allow both parents to be listed on birth certificates. This …
Content Type(s): Press Release
Topic(s): Legal Discrimination, Human Rights, Law & Policy
Region(s): Asia