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Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Orders State to Treat Children of Lesbian Couples as Having 2 Parents at Birth

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May 3, 2013

The Court built upon its 2009 ruling in Lambda Legal's landmark case Varnum v. Brien, which ordered that same-sex couples and their families be treated equally under state law, and won the right for same-sex couples to marry.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Discrimination, Gartner v. Newton, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Vital Records
Des Moines Register: ACLU files friend-of-court brief in birth certificate case

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May 23, 2012

The Des Moines Register reports on Gartner v.

See Also: ACLU, Gartner v. Newton, Varnum v. Brien

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