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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
Victory! Grieving Lesbian Mothers Finally Receive Accurate Death Certificate for Stillborn Baby

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February 12, 2013

Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer have received an accurate death certificate for Brayden, their stillborn son, listing both mothers after the Iowa Department of Public Health declined to appeal its defeat last month in Buntemeyer v. Iowa Department of Public Health.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Vital Records
Victory! Justice for Married Iowa Moms Represented by Lambda Legal

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December 17, 2012

An Iowa court today ordered the state health department to give a married lesbian couple an accurate death certificate for their son, who was stillborn in October 2011. The department had erased the name of one of the moms from the original certificate.

See Also: Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Vital Records
In Court: Iowa Fetal Death Certificate Case

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October 26, 2012

Iowa's Polk County District Court heard oral arguments today in Lambda Legal’s case on behalf of Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer, a married Iowa couple who gave birth to a stillborn son, Brayden Bruce Buntemeyer.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Vital Records
Take Action: Help End Cruel Practice Against Grieving Mothers

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October 25, 2012

Don't let the Iowa Department of Public Health erase Jenny Buntemeyer from her son’s death certificate just because he had two moms. Sign our petition now!

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Vital Records
Update: Lesbian Mother Erased from Stillborn Baby's Death Certificate

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June 19, 2012

Lambda Legal filed a brief in the case of a married Iowa couple seeking an accurate death certificate for their stillborn son.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Vital Records
In Brief: A Note from the Executive Director

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February 23, 2012

If you haven’t heard the shocking story of our plaintiffs Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer yet, prepare to be outraged.

See Also: Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Kevin Cathcart, Marriage, Parenting, Vital Records

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