News

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 ...
State’s Birth Certificate Policy to Get New Look, Top Court Says
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit got another chance to look at the constitutionality of an Oklahoma policy ...
SCOTUS orders judges to revisit decisions on transgender health plans, birth certificates in wake of blockbuster ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday tossed aside a handful of lower court rulings that sided with transgender Americans, requiring ...
Independent Online20d
10 years without a birth certificate excludes child from basic human rights - IOL
The family applied for a birth certificate in 2019 for the child but was instead issued a notice of birth form. "We were told that we would have to present it wherever a birth certificate would be ...
Tennessean2mon
How do I get a copy of my birth certificate in Tennessee? What to know
To get a certified birth certificate in Tennessee you have three options: in-person, by mail or online. Currently, people do not need a birth certificate to register to vote, but the could change ...
Gulf News3mon
UAE: How to apply for your child’s birth certificate online in Dubai - Gulf News
Dubai: Parents in Dubai can now obtain their child's birth certificate entirely online because of a new digital service recently launched by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). The system allows ...
AZ Central3mon
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, still a 'birther,' says 5-year investigation proves Obama birth certificate is 'fake' - azcentral.com
After years of persistent questioning — seen by many as racially motivated — the president produced his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
The New Indian Express5mon
Maharashtra govt forms SIT to probe 'delayed' birth, death certificates to check illegal immigration - The New Indian Express
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has set up an SIT to probe the issuance of birth and death certificates on "delayed" applications amid complaints of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh living in ...
Columbus Dispatch6mon
Trans advocates on why birth certificate changes are up in central Ohio - The Columbus Dispatch
TransOhio partnered with the Franklin County Probate Court and others to host an in-person pop-up clinic on Saturday, Dec. 14 and processed 258 birth certificate name change and correction ...
WebMD9mon
The Ins and Outs of Birth Certificates - WebMD
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 ...
Tennessean11mon
Tennessee policy on transgender residents and birth certificates upheld
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Tennessee policy prohibiting transgender individuals from changing the sex marker on their birth certificate. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S ...
Tampa Bay Times1y
Birth, death certificates affected by Florida health system outage
The systems used for birth and death certificates have been offline since last week. This July 9, 2014, photo shows a death certificate from Arizona.