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Gay Couples Entitled to Equal Treatment on Birth Certificates, Justices Rule
New York Times ^ | June 26, 2017 | Adam Liptak

Posted on 06/26/2017 9:10:28 AM PDT by reaganaut1

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, ruling that states may not treat married same-sex couples differently from others in issuing birth certificates.

The decision was unsigned. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., dissented.

The case concerns an Arkansas law about birth certificates that treats married opposite-sex couples differently from same-sex ones. A husband of a married woman is automatically listed as the father even if he is not the genetic parent. Same-sex spouses are not.

The case, Pavan v. Smith, No. 16-992, was brought by two married lesbian couples who had jointly planned their child’s conception by means of an anonymous sperm donor. State officials listed the biological mother on the children’s birth certificates and refused to list their partners, saying they were not entitled to a husband’s presumption of paternity.

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled against the women, saying that “it does not violate equal protection to acknowledge basic biological truths.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alaska; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: ak; homosexualagenda; johnroberts; johnrobertshealth; lawsuit; ruling; scotus
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To: gibsonguy

Kennedy and Ginsburg, because Roberts can’t be relied on either.


21 posted on 06/26/2017 9:58:36 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: stayathomemom; null and void; KC_Lion; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; TWhiteBear; WildHighlander57; ...
PING

"...what is the purpose of a birth certificate? Whose is it? The “Parents” or the baby? Is it a document to make the parents happy about the circumstances of the birth of a child,

or is it for the future use of the child to document the reality of his “being”? I think we’ve got a mess happening here.

22 posted on 06/26/2017 10:02:40 AM PDT by LucyT (>>>> "You're not paranoid, they want you dead." <<<<)
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To: reaganaut1

Fine but, the certificate must say “Amended” on the appropriate line of the BC


23 posted on 06/26/2017 10:16:36 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: reaganaut1

Only positive with this ruling is Trump picked a good one.


24 posted on 06/26/2017 10:20:52 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Bogey78O

its a BIRTH Certificate, not a family group sheet.


25 posted on 06/26/2017 10:29:48 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: reaganaut1

I’m glad Kennedy is retiring if the rumors are correct. He’s an idiot.


26 posted on 06/26/2017 10:30:20 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: reaganaut1

Too bad the kids will not be able to live in this “let’s pretend” world our elites have fashioned for us. Everybody else will know they have no daddy, and they will suffer for it as long as they live.


27 posted on 06/26/2017 10:37:29 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: reaganaut1

Just wait until three parents start arguing over who gets to be listed first.


28 posted on 06/26/2017 10:45:33 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: reaganaut1
Gay Couples Entitled to Equal Treatment on Birth Certificates, Justices Rule

This is why we need to get Kennedy and the other liberal kooks off the court.

29 posted on 06/26/2017 10:46:51 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: reaganaut1

What happens when the kid gets to be 12=18 and runs his DNA? Gays get divorced at a higher rate than straights. He’s going to find out the big lie. How’s it going to mess with his head, especially if, as most do, he grows up straight and the child wants to change his birth certificate to single mother parent, which he may not now be able to do now?

And what if a woman decides to be un-gay and decides to marry a man instead? That child is set up for having a gay influence ‘ex’ in his life for 18 years, compliments of a court who designated the ‘ex’ as ‘parent’. How’s that going to go over?


30 posted on 06/26/2017 10:53:35 AM PDT by blueplum ( ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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To: reaganaut1

So now birth certificates have become meaningless and unhelpful records of ancestry. It's just another "blue ribbon" that everyone gets for participation. Those coddled little idiots pampered throughout school have grown up into precious little snowflakes that still need their ribbons.


31 posted on 06/26/2017 11:02:18 AM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Rio

There are hereditary diseases carried on both the X and the Y chromosomes. It's important to know who donated them when there is a fear of a child having such a disorder. The birth certificate is not supposed to be a "participation ribbon" that everyone gets just to feel good about themselves ...


32 posted on 06/26/2017 11:09:25 AM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: gibsonguy

We need Roberts to retire!


33 posted on 06/26/2017 11:18:22 AM PDT by Obadiah (Global warming caused Hillary to lose the election.)
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To: reaganaut1

So Roberts once again sided with the lunatic left on the court. Didn’t we used to hear how conservative he was/is?


34 posted on 06/26/2017 11:38:53 AM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: reaganaut1

It is not right to name a man as a father to a child that is not his. Not unless he wants to adopt it. Otherwise the state and woman are treating him as an atm and forcing him into financial slavery for something he is not responsible for.


35 posted on 06/26/2017 11:43:36 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: LucyT
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., dissented.

We can always count on Roberts to do the wrong thing.

36 posted on 06/26/2017 11:56:22 AM PDT by azishot
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To: azishot; null and void; KC_Lion; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; TWhiteBear; WildHighlander57; ...

We can always count on Roberts to do the wrong thing.

He should have stepped down when his health issues began. Perhaps the medication he takes affects his thinking process.

Even more egregious, he shouldn't have accepted a seat on the Supreme Court. Roberts knew he was involved in illegal activity when he adopted his children.

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37 posted on 06/26/2017 12:14:56 PM PDT by LucyT (>>>> "You're not paranoid, they want you dead." <<<<)
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To: LucyT

What illegal activity? I didn’t know he adopted kids? Info on it. I need to be informed.


38 posted on 06/26/2017 12:22:58 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: LucyT
Roberts knew he was involved in illegal activity when he adopted his children.

Absolutely but he knew he was *too important* to ever be held accountable. Some animals really are more equal than others.

39 posted on 06/26/2017 12:27:20 PM PDT by azishot
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To: Deplorable American1776

This link should get you started.

http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2005/08/the_roberts_ado.html


40 posted on 06/26/2017 12:52:09 PM PDT by azishot
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