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Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples

from NBC News

Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples NBC News Dr. Sara Watson and her partner, Anna Ford, always wanted children, but when Ford gave birth to their son, Eli, three years ago, Watson was told she could not put her name on his birth certificate even though he was conceived using her egg. At the time, the parentage laws in Rhode Island, where the unmarried couple resides, did not recognize Watson, who did not carry the baby, as a parent. READ MORE

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