Virginia lesbian parents fight to have names listed on birth certificate

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A Virginia lesbian couple has won a legal battle to have both of their names listed on their twins’ birth certificates. A Richmond judge recently ordered the Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records to amend the birth certificates to show that Maria Hayman and her wife, Joanie Hayman, are the children’s parents. Maria Hayman gave birth to the twins in June 2013. Joanie Hayman provided the eggs after they were fertilized with sperm from a donor who revoked his parental rights. Until now, Joanie Hayman’s name could not be listed on the twins’ birth certificate. Under the Virginia Code, egg donors do not have parental rights.

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